GMP Chief Constable quits as force goes into special measures

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Chief concerned by 'perception' that force is missing 16% of all crime - HMICFRS' inspection report sheds more light on why Devon and Cornwall has been moved into special measures, rating five out of nine areas as either 'requires improvement' or 'inadequate'.

GMP Chief Constable quits as force goes into special measures

Greater Manchester Police's chief constable has quit just hours after the force was put into special measures by the Inspectorate.

Date - 18th December 2020
By - Chris Smith

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Chief Constable Ian Hopkins has resigned from Greater Manchester Police. He had earlier in the day announced he was taking time off work due to ill-health just as HM Inspectorate confirmed the force had become only the second in the country to be...

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