Neil Basu
Neil Basu | |
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| File:National Policing Board 2019 (Basu and Owens cropped).jpg Basu (rear) in 2019 | |
| Born | 1968 (age 57–58) |
| Police career | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Department | Metropolitan Police |
| Service years | 1992–2022 |
| Rank | Assistant Commissioner (Specialist Operations) |
| Awards | Queen's Police Medal |
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Anil Kanti "Neil" Basu QPM (born 1968) is a former senior British police officer.
From March 2018 to September 2021, he served as Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations in the Metropolitan Police and the National Police Chiefs' Council lead for Counter Terrorism Policing.[1][2]
Basu left the Metropolitan Police at the end of November 2022.[3]
Career
[edit | edit source]In 1992, Basu became a police officer. He spent his career serving in the Metropolitan Police Service.[4][5] He was the most senior serving British police officer of Asian heritage: his father was from Calcutta, India and his mother was from Wales.[6][7]
During the George Floyd protests, Basu spoke out about racism in policing, stating he was "horrified" by George Floyd's murder.[8]
Basu has stated he believes British policing is institutionally racist, criticising other senior British police officers for their reluctance to agree.[9][10]
Following the resignation of Lynne Owens as Director-General of the National Crime Agency, Basu was one of the final candidates under consideration to replace Owens, until the Home Office restarted the selection process in May 2022.[10]
In 2025, Basu called for a full public inquiry into group based child sexual exploitation. He stressed they should not become "elongated"; he argued that "political correctness" stopped the police from doing their jobs, especially with regard to protecting white working class children from abuse.[11]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Basu attended Nottingham University.[11]
Honours
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File:Queens Police Medal for Merit.png
File:UK Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.svgFile:QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svgFile:UK Queen EII Platinum Jubilee Medal ribbon.svgFile:Police Long Service and Good Conduct ribbon.png
| Ribbon | Description | Notes |
| File:Queens Police Medal for Merit.png | Queen's Police Medal (QPM) |
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| File:UK Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg | Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal |
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| File:QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg | Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal |
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| File:UK Queen EII Platinum Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg | Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal |
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| File:Police Long Service and Good Conduct ribbon.png | Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal |
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- 1968 births
- Living people
- 21st-century British police officers
- Assistant commissioners of police of the Metropolis
- British people of Indian descent
- Counterterrorism in the United Kingdom
- English recipients of the Queen's Police Medal
- Metropolitan Police recipients of the Queen's Police Medal
- United Kingdom law enforcement biography stubs