Dave Thompson (police officer)

Chief Constable Dave Thompson QPM
Chief Constable of West Midlands Police
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 January 2016
Deputy	Louisa Rolfe
Preceded by	Chris Sims
Personal details
Nationality	British
Awards	QPM

Dave Thompson QPM is the Chief Constable of West Midlands Police, England's second largest and the United Kingdom's third largest police force.

Police career

Greater Manchester Police

Thompson joined Greater Manchester Police (GMP) in 1990. During his career with GMP he served at every rank, starting as a constable in North Manchester. He worked on the Manchester Olympic bid and led work on New Deal for East Manchester. He commanded the main policing operations for the 2002 Commonwealth Games at the City of Manchester Stadium including the opening and closing ceremonies. He was also Commander for central Manchester, policing the diverse communities of Moss Side and Longsight.

In 2007 he was appointed an Assistant Chief Constable of GMP and at various times led policing portfolios for Operations, Local Policing, Crime, Information Technology and Terrorism. At a national level he led the 2010 review of National Counter Terrorism structures.^[1]

West Midlands Police

In 2010 Thompson became Deputy Chief Constable for West Midlands Police (WMP) and oversaw the force’s change programme.

Since 2011 he has led the National Gangs portfolio and the Criminal use of Firearms portfolio, where he leads the UK’s response to gun crime. In 2015 he became the NPCC lead for Finance.

In January 2016 he was appointed Chief Constable and set the strategic direction for the force within the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Plan. Later in January he published his vision for the force - preventing crime, protecting the public and helping those in need.^[1]

Awards

Thompson was awarded the QPM in 2014.^[2]

Personal Life

He graduated in law from Liverpool University in 1990.^[1]

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