Ian Hopkins

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.

For the Scottish Comedy Writer, see Ian Donald Cochrane Hopkins.
Ian Hopkins

QPM
Hopkins in 2016
Chief Constable
of Greater Manchester Police
In office
October 2015 – December 2020
DeputyIan Pilling
Preceded bySir Peter Fahy
Deputy Chief Constable
of Greater Manchester Police
In office
December 2011 – October 2015
Chief ConstableSir Peter Fahy
Preceded bySimon Byrne
Succeeded byIan Pilling
Personal details
AwardsQueen's Police Medal (2016)

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]

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. He was promoted to chief constable of GMP in October 2015.[2] On 17 December 2020, it was announced that GMP would be placed into special measures following an inspection from Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary that found the force had failed to record a quarter of violent crimes and one fifth crimes overall.[3][4] On 18 December 2020, he stepped down as chief constable with immediate effect: he had been due to retire from the police in 2021.[5][6]

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."[7]

Honours

Hopkins was awarded the Queen's Police Medal for distinguished service in the 2016 Birthday Honours.[8]

RibbonDescriptionNotes
Queen's Police Medal (QPM)
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
  • 2002
  • UK Version of this Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
  • 2012
  • UK Version of this Medal
Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

References
  1. "Chief Constable Ian Hopkins". Greater Machester Police. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  2. Scheerhout, John (17 September 2015). "Ian Hopkins named new chief constable of Greater Manchester Police". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  3. Grierson, Jamie (10 December 2020). "Greater Manchester police let 80,100 crimes go unrecorded in year". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  4. Pidd, Helen (17 December 2020). "Greater Manchester police to be placed in special measures". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  5. "Greater Manchester Police chief Ian Hopkins stands down amid force failures". BBC News. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. "GMP Chief Constable Ian Hopkins QUITS as force set to be put into special measures". Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  7. Police chiefs warn of fewer officers after Treasury shrinks budgets further The Guardian
  8. "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B35.
Police appointments
Preceded by
Simon Byrne		 Deputy Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police
2011 to 2015		 Succeeded by
Ian Pilling
Preceded by
Sir Peter Fahy		 Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police
2015 to present		 Incumbent
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