Bob Broadhurst
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Experience
Commander Bob Broadhurst has 30 years' service with the Metropolitan Police Service and has spent his whole career in uniform, mainly in South East London. He was the Borough Commander at Sutton for four years and the deputy at Lambeth for one year. He was the Link Commander for South East London for four years, having overall responsibility for the eight Boroughs in that area, until he was appointed Commander ‘Public Order and Pan London Operational Support’ in July 2006.
An experienced Hostage Negotiator, he was the Negotiator Team Leader at the Afghan Airlines hi-jack at Stansted Airport, and the Gold Commander at the Hackney Siege, the longest siege in the UK. He is a frequent speaker at National Siege Management courses and has given inputs to the FBI Crisis Negotiator Course in Quantico, USA.
Bob has been commanding public order events since 1990 including this year’s Tour de France and has been involved in many large-scale demonstrations during that time. He currently commands ceremonial events such as Trooping the Colour and the State Opening of Parliament and was the Gold Commander for the Wedding of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall. He is heavily involved in Olympic preparations.
Commander Broadhurst was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in the 2005 Birthday Honours.
