Peter Fahy
| Chief Constable Sir Peter Fahy QPM | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sir Peter during a visit to the University of Salford in 2012 | |
| Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 September 2008 | |
| Deputy | Ian Hopkins |
| Preceded by | Michael J. Todd |
| Chief Constable of Cheshire Constabulary | |
| In office 2002 – 31 October 2008 | |
| Succeeded by | Graeme Gerrard (acting) David Whatton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 January 1959[1] London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Jenny Fahy |
| Alma mater | University of Hull University of East Anglia |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism[2] |
Sir Peter Martin Fahy QPM (born 18 January 1959 in London, England), is the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP),[3] the United Kingdom's third largest police force.
Personal life
Fahy holds a degree in French and Spanish from the University of Hull, and a Master's degree from the University of East Anglia.[1]
Police career
He joined the police in 1981, and is currently the ACPO spokesman on workforce development.[4]
Before taking up this post at GMP on 1 September 2008, he was the Chief Constable with Cheshire Constabulary, a post he held since 2002. Previous to that he was Assistant Chief Constable at Surrey, and had positions with Hertfordshire and West Midlands forces.[5]
Fahy has previously expressed his frustration at red tape which has been creeping into police forces across the United Kingdom. In July 2011, Fahy commanded his officers to use their common sense and criticised police policies which prevents the police from helping victims or protecting the public in certain cases.[6] In July 2011, Fahy was one of the frontrunners to replace Sir Paul Stephenson as the Metropolitan Police Commissioner[7] but Fahy was lukewarm about taking up such a position.[8]
In July 2013, it was announced that his contract had been extended for a further three years by the Greater Manchester Police Commissioner Tony Lloyd. After 32 years service, Fahy was eligible for retirement and his contract would have ended on 31 August 2013.[9]
Fahy is the Association of Chief police Officers (ACPO) lead of Specials Constabulary.
In January 2014 the Crown Prosecution Service announced that they would be prosecuting Peter Fahy under health and safety legislation over the death of Anthony Grainger.[10][11]
However, in January 2015, William Boyce QC, at Liverpool Crown Court accepted an 'abuse of process' argument from the defence,[12] who had argued that evidence which needed to be disclosed in open court in order for the defendant (Fahy) to have a fair trial would not be in the public interest and it would prejudice future Greater Manchester Police operations.
The CPS had no choice but to accept the judge's decision and drop the case against the Greater Manchester Police.[13]
Honours
Fahy was knighted in the 2012 Birthday Honours 'for services to policing'.[14][15]
External links
| Police appointments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Unknown |
Chief Constable of Cheshire Constabulary 2002–2008 |
Succeeded by Graeme Gerrard (acting) David Whatton |
| Preceded by Michael J. Todd |
Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police 2008–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "FAHY, Sir Peter: Who's Who". Retrieved 13 March 2013..
- ↑ http://rcdow.org.uk/news/catholic-police-guild-centenary/
- ↑ "Manchester police chief revealed". BBC News website. 23 July 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008.
- ↑ "Our Structure". ACPO website. Retrieved 23 July 2008.
- ↑ "Fahy new Chief Constable". Manchester Evening News website. Retrieved 23 July 2008.
- ↑ "Manchester police officers ordered to ditch red tape". BBC. 9 June 2011.
- ↑ "GMP boss among favourites for Met job". theboltonnews.co.uk. 5 August 2011.
- ↑ "Peter Fahy rules himself out of Met commissioner contest". BBC News. 21 July 2011.
- ↑ Williams, Jennifer (17 July 2013). "Sir Peter Fahy to stay on as GMP chief constable for three more years". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ↑ "Greater Manchester Police chief faces shooting charges". BBC News. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ Evans, Martin (16 January 2014). "Chief Constable faces health and safety charge over fatal shooting". London: The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ http://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2015-01-16/cps-unable-to-reveal-material-for-public-interest-reasons/
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2914589/Police-accused-acting-law-fatal-shooting-case-against-chief-constable-collapses-force-won-t-allow-evidence-heard-open-court.html
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60173. p. 1. 16 June 2012.
- ↑ Guardian, The (16 June 2012). "Queen's Birthday Honours List 2012: Knights". The Guardian (London).