David Whatton

David Whatton
Nationality British
Occupation Chief Constable
Employer Cheshire Constabulary
Predecessor Peter Fahy QPM
Successor Simon Byrne

David Whatton QPM is a retired British senior police officer. He was the Chief Constable of Cheshire Constabulary in Cheshire, England. He has previously held chief police officer roles with the West Midlands Police and Greater Manchester Police.

Career

David Whatton joined the West Midlands Police in April 1983.[1] In December 2002 he joined Greater Manchester Police from the West Midlands Police as Assistant Chief Constable and became Deputy Chief Constable.[1]

He assumed the role of Acting Chief Constable for GMP after the death of Michael J. Todd, the Chief Constable who died in Snowdonia on 11 March 2008.[2]

In October 2008 it was announced Whatton was to become the new Chief Constable of Cheshire Constabulary when the previous incumbent, Peter Fahy,[3] became the new Chief Constable of GMP. He took up the role officially on 1 December 2008.[1] In January 2010 he was awarded the Queen's Police Medal.[4]

During his time as Chief Constable of Cheshire Constabulary, Whatton served as the National Policing Lead for Violence and public Protection for the College of Policing and Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO).[1]

Whatton retired from the police in June 2014. He was succeeded by the then Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Simon Byrne who was unanimously approved to be Cheshire's next Chief Constable in February 2014.[5]

Personal life

Mr Whatton is married and has three teenage children.

Honours

Ribbon Description Notes
Queen's Police Medal (QPM)
  • 2010
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
  • 2002
  • UK Version of this Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
  • 2012
  • UK Version of this Medal
Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Chief Constable - David Whatton". Cheshire Constabulary website. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  2. "Police chief's 'apology' to wife". BBC website. April 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  3. "Cheshire Police reveals new Chief Constable". October 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  4. "Top cop lands Queen's Police Medal". This is Cheshire. January 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  5. "Recruitment of a New Chief Constable". 13 February 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
Police appointments
Preceded by
Alan Green
Greater Manchester Police
Deputy Chief Constable

20062008
Succeeded by
Ian Seabridge (Acting)
Preceded by
Michael J. Todd
Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (Acting)
March 2008 September 2008
Succeeded by
Peter Fahy
Preceded by
Graeme Gerrard (Acting)
Cheshire Constabulary
Chief Constable

December 2008 June 2014
Succeeded by
Simon Byrne
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