Greater Manchester Police is set to come out of special measures by the end of the year, according to the senior officer overseeing its "remarkable" transformation. GMP became one of six forces to be put in special measures by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) in December 2020 over its poor handling of victims.
The damning assessment put GMP alongside The Met, Cleveland, Staffordshire, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire in the cop doghouse. But, now Chief Superintendent Rick Jackson, performance and improvement oversight lead for GMP, has presented a progress report on rapid improvements to the force.
Speaking to elected councillors on the Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel, he said: "All the signs are - and I don't want to tempt fate - that GMP will be released from engagement [into special measures] later this year." Under questioning from Councillor Steve Williams, he admitted that when he began his task he "thought it would be like turning a liner around".
