Chief Constable Stephen Watson has trumpeted major improvements in the performance of Greater Manchester Police as part of a huge effort to lift the force out of special measures.
He spoke to the media more than a year after he was installed as chief constable, replacing predecessor Ian Hopkins who was f orced out in December 2020 after a damning policing inspectorate report which revealed major failings including that GMP had failed to record an estimated 80,000 crimes in a year.
Chief Constable Watson, who officially started as the chief on June 1 last year, has replaced almost all of his senior leadership team and now has ten new chief superintendents in charge of each district across the force. It is part of a 'back to basics' drive to turn around the failing force, which remains in special measures.
