Ian Hopkins was paid £377,000 in his final year before being forced out as chief constable of GMP, accounts show

Ian Hopkins was paid £217,000 in 'termination benefits' on top of his wages when he was forced out as chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, accounts show.

It means his total remuneration for that year topped £377,000 when his salary of £160,000 is added despite leading what was branded at the time as a failing police force.

Mr Hopkins was ordered by Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham to leave his role as chief constable of GMP in December 2020 after a damning police inspectorate report revealed the force had failed to record an estimated 80,000 crimes in one year, plunging GMP into special measures where it remains today.