Ian Hopkins QPM is a former senior British police officer. From October 2015 to December 2020, he was the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police.
Career
Hopkins joined Greater Manchester Police (GMP) in April 2008 on promotion to assistant chief constable. He started his career in Staffordshire Police in 1989 and has served in Northamptonshire Police and Cheshire Police.[1] In 2011 he undertook a three-month secondment as syndicate director for the Strategic Command Course.[1]
Deputy Chief Constable
He was appointed Deputy Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police in December 2011 with responsibility for force performance, the Force Change Programme and corporate communications.
Chief Constable
Ian Hopkins was promoted to chief constable of GMP in October 2015.[2]
Police cuts
Hopkins is concerned that cuts to police funding will reduce the effectiveness of the Greater Manchester Police. Hopkins maintains he had hoped for 6300 officers by March 2021 but now expects only 5709 officers, which is fewer than there were in 1975. Hopkins stated:
Clearly we would always look to save money without job cuts, but the reality is 83% of our budget is people and after eight years of efficiencies across all parts of the organisation – which has seen us make reductions of £183m – there would be little alternative but to cut posts, both officers and staff. (...) This would just get worse as we would have to further prioritise against threat, harm and risk, screen out more and more crime. Essentially we would just have to focus on providing a response function, a serious and organised crime capability and a custody function as the core capabilities of policing.[3]
End of Police career
Mr Hopkins retired in 2020
Honours
Hopkins was awarded the Queen's Police Medal for distinguished service in the 2016 Birthday Honours.[4]
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Queen's Police Medal (QPM) | |
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Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal |
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Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal |
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Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal |
References
- ^ a b "Chief Constable Ian Hopkins". Greater Manchester Police. 14 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ Scheerhout, John (17 September 2015). "Ian Hopkins named new chief constable of Greater Manchester Police". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ Police chiefs warn of fewer officers after Treasury shrinks budgets further The Guardian
- ^ "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B35.
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