 The report called for the abolition of the ranks of Chief inspector and Chief superintendent, claiming that there were "significant overlaps between ranks", and also called for the abolition of the rank of Deputy chief constable, intending to have them replaced by an Assistant chief constable, claiming that the duties of a deputy can still be taken on by an assistant.It also called for responsibility reallocation of current serving officers, recommending ranks such as 'Operational Officer', 'Team Leader', 'Policy Formulator' and 'Chief Executive' should be created, while also offering the Chief constable more responsibilities over their police forces, also finding the 'gold, silver and bronze' command system, already in use by the Metropolitan Police at the time, an effective means of command by means of rank flexibility.The report was widely condemned by the police in the UK, and most of its recommendations were rejected by the subsequent Home Secretary, Michael Howard.