Assistant chief constable

Assistant chief constable (ACC) is the third highest rank in all <a href="/facts/Policing_in_the_United_Kingdom/r6hA6s6s">British territorial police forces</a> (except the <a href="/facts/Metropolitan_Police/GANdhRWR">Metropolitan Police</a> and <a href="/facts/City_of_London_Police/6H5b9VId">City of London Police</a>, in which the equivalent rank is <a href="/facts/Commander/0AASADmo">commander</a>), as well as the <a href="/facts/British_Transport_Police/A49qW0wm">British Transport Police</a>, <a href="/facts/Ministry_of_Defence_Police/RwkgJ2fu">Ministry of Defence Police</a> and <a href="/facts/Civil_Nuclear_Constabulary/H1NXqx0U">Civil Nuclear Constabulary</a>.
Each force has between one and six assistant chief constables. They are the lowest officers at chief officer level, below the <a href="/facts/Chief_constable/DdvKpzMf">chief constable</a> and <a href="/facts/Deputy_chief_constable/Tu7SlNy2">deputy chief constable</a>, and rank immediately above <a href="/facts/Chief_superintendent/bfFPykdq">chief superintendents</a>. Assistant chief constables usually hold portfolios (e.g. for crime, operations or territorial policing). In larger forces, ACCs may be given responsibilities for policing major territories within the force area.
Senior police civilian staff (such as directors of finance and resources) hold equivalent status and are generally known as assistant chief officers.

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Assistant chief constable