▁in ▁France ▁after ▁D - Day , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁Re con na issance ▁Corps . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁W add ell ▁res umed ▁his ▁civil ▁service ▁career , ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁H ous ing ▁and ▁Local ▁Government ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁years , ▁pun ctu ated ▁by ▁a ▁brief ▁inter l ude ▁in ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁Office . ▁W add ell ▁joined ▁the ▁Home ▁Office ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁department ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁police , ▁public ▁order , ▁and ▁security . ▁The ▁police ▁service ▁was ▁being ▁dr ast ically ▁re organ ised , ▁including ▁a ▁sharp ▁reduction ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁separate ▁forces , ▁following ▁the ▁Police ▁Act ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁some ▁special ▁problems ▁affect ing ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Police ▁Service ; ▁a ▁Times ▁expos é ▁had ▁alleg ed ▁w ides p read ▁cor ruption , ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁alleg ations ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁well ▁just ified . ▁W add ell ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁Commission ers , ▁first ▁John ▁Wald ron ▁and ▁then ▁Robert ▁Mark , ▁to ▁clear ▁up ▁the ▁mess . ▁He ▁also ▁tried ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Police ▁to ▁start ▁taking ▁black ▁rec ruits , ▁a ▁proposition ▁that ▁was ▁adopted ▁with ▁some ▁vig our ▁by ▁Home ▁Secretary ▁Roy ▁Jenkins . ▁Work ▁began ▁on ▁de vis ing ▁a ▁new ▁system ▁of ▁dealing ▁with ▁compla ints ▁against ▁the ▁police . ▁ ▁W add