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Dame Cressida Dick DBE QPM

Formerly: Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis


Cress retired in 2022 after 5 years as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and over 38 years of public service. Having started her police service as a Constable on the streets of London, she served in various roles in the Met, Thames Valley Police and the National Police College. In 2009, she was the first woman to be an Assistant Commissioner in the Met and subsequently led UK national counterterrorist policing for three years, including during the 2012 Olympics. In 2015 Cress joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as a Director General before returning two years later to lead the UKs biggest police service.

A Governor (2020-), The Ditchley Foundation.

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Participants of the Ditchley Foundation internship programme in 2021

The Ditchley Internship Programme

The Ditchley Internship programme offers over 50 students the opportunity each year to become immersed in the ethos of Ditchley.

Antique chairs and sofas at Ditchley Park

Our Home at Ditchley Park

Ditchley Park is part of the world’s heritage and remains as central to our way of working now as it has ever been. 

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