On 25 June 2014, Martin James Hewit was appointed Assistant Commissioner (Professionalism). The announcement stated that this would be a new role responsible for the MPS response to the public inquiry on undercover policing.
Before the Inquiry properly started, he apologised for the use of the identities of death children, the spying on black family justice campaigns, and for the relations unsuspection women were deceived into by undercover officers.
This is part of the profile on Martin Hewitt at the former website of the Undercover Research Group:
As Assistant Commissioner for Professionalism, Hewitt heads the Metropolitan Police's 'Total Professionalism Programme', part of the corporate change portfolio. The goals are quite ambitious:
The Total Professionalism Programme was initiated in 2012 to raise standards of leadership and behaviour; enhance MPS reputation; increase trust and confidence and change MPS culture to ensure the MPS is the best police service in the world.
As such he also oversees the Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS), and its Special Investigations Unit. These had previously been part of the remit of the Deputy Commissioner. The DPS liaises regularly with the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
Hewitt also oversees a number of issues in relation to major scandals which the Metropolitan Police have been embroiled in.
Full profile to follow.