Chris Allison (police officer)

Chris Allison
Born	1962 (age 55–56)
Awards	CBE, MBE
Police career
Department	Metropolitan Police Service
Years of service	1984–2014
Rank	Assistant Commissioner

Christopher John Allison, CBE (born 1962) is a British former police officer who served as Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service. He was the National Olympic Security Coordinator for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. He has been involved in the policing of public order events for much of his career and was previously Assistant Commissioner for Central Operations.

Allison joined the Metropolitan Police in 1984, initially serving as a constable in Walthamstow, and was promoted through the ranks. In 1996 he became a Chief Inspector at Hammersmith, where his responsibilities included the policing of Queens Park Rangers F.C. matches. He served as staff officer to the then deputy commissioner Sir John Stevens between 1998 and 2000. In 2000 he was appointed Divisional Commander at Paddington, and was promoted to Chief Superintendent in 2001. In 2002 he was promoted to Commander, and appointed Borough Commander for the City of Westminster.

Allison was a member of several MPS Public Order Cadres including the Public Order Command Cadre, and in this capacity has commanded police operations at major incidents and events in London. He was the Gold Commander in the aftermath of the 7 July 2005 London bombings, for which he was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2006 New Year Honours. Allison was also the Association of Chief Police Officers' lead on alcohol and licensing matters between 2004 and 2008, with responsibility for co-ordinating policy of police forces nationally.

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