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112: 104:, a soldier who was accustomed to exercising full authority, and intensely disliked having to clear every decision with a bureaucrat who had equal standing to himself. Conflict continued sporadically until 1968, when it was finally decided to make the Receiver and the Receiver's Department subordinate to the Commissioner. From then, the Receiver was considered equal in rank to the 119:
By the end of the 20th century, the Receiver also held the title of Director of Finance and had become responsible for the Finance, Property Services, and Technology Departments of the force. With the consent of the
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on the local authorities within the Metropolitan Police District in order to finance the force. He also had responsibility for the finance, and some other services, of the
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and the removal of responsibility for the Metropolitan Police from the Home Secretary, the post of Receiver was abolished and replaced with a Director of Resources.
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The Metropolitan Police Manual, containing a Practical Treatise upon the Acts for Establishing and for Regulating the Police Courts in the Metropolis, etc"
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was the first person to hold the new post, from 2000 to 2006. The Director of Resources from June 2007 to 2012 was
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were made in his name and all purchases, sales and contracts required his approval. He had equal status with the
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in London, and the treasurer of the Metropolitan Police Fund. He was always a civilian, not a police officer.
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The Receiver's title came from the fact that his original role was to 'receive' money raised from the
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1955 payslip issued by the Office of the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District
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further codifying the role of Receiver. This came to a head under Commissioner Sir
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The system started to break down after the retirement of the first Receiver,
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The Home Office, 1848-1914, from clerks to bureaucrats
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Index

Metropolitan Police Receiver
Metropolitan Police
rates
Metropolitan Police District
parishes
Bow Street Runners
Crown
corporation sole
contracts
Commissioners
corruption
police courts
John Wray
Metropolitan Police Act 1861
Charles Warren
Deputy Commissioner

Home Secretary
precepts
Inner London Magistrates' Court Service
Inner London Probation Service
Metropolitan Police Authority
Keith Luck
Anne McMeel
John Wray
Maurice Drummond
Sir Richard Pennefather
George Tripp
Sir John Moylan
Sir Frederic Johnson

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