'Lock 'em up sheriff' rides out of town; Hogan-Howe exit after 5 years.Byline: LUKE TRAYNOR BERNARD HOGAN-HOWE, the Chief Constable Noun 1. Chief Constable - the head of the police force in a county (or similar area) Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; of Merseyside Police Merseyside Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Merseyside in North West England. The force area is 647 square kilometres with a population of around 1.5 million. At present the force has 4,466 police officers plus over 2,000 police staff. , is to leave the force. The 51-year-old has taken a new job at Her Majesty''s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC HMIC Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (UK) HMIC Health Management Information Consortium (National Health Service, United Kingdom) HMIC Hybrid Microwave Integrated Circuit ). The appointment ends five years at the helm on Merseyside. His new joS b will involve inspecting police forces and authorities of England and Wales England and Wales are both constituent countries of the United Kingdom, that together share a single legal system: English law. Legislatively, England and Wales are treated as a single unit (see State (law)) for the conflict of laws. and implementing reforms outlined in a recent government Green Paper. Today Merseyside Police Authority chairman, Cllr Bill Weightman, said: "I would like to thank the Chief for the incredible hard work and commitment he has given to the Police Service, the Police Authority and the people of Merseyside. "Together we have succeeded in making Merseyside one of the safest areas to live and work in the UK." One of Mr Hogan-Howe's much-publicised priorities was "turning Merseyside Police into the best performing force in the country." " Total Policing approach, sometimes dubbed "a war on crime", when all officers focused on one particular offence throughout the force region on a particular day. one said and Born in Sheffield, Mr Hogan-Howe has been with the police service for 29 years, and in 1997, he joined Merseyside Police as Assistant Chief Constable of community affairs. of He joined the Metropolitan Police as Assistant Commissioner of Human Resources in 2001, before returning to Merseyside Police as Chief Constable in 2004. He achieved an MA in Law from Oxford University and a diploma in applied criminology. Insiders described Mr Hogan Howe as a "lock 'em up sheriff," who was always keen to know the exact number of people arrested overnight. Speculation grew today about the identity of Mr Hogan Howe's successor. The likelihood of an outsider being recruited is strong as Home Office guidelinesmay prevent current Deputy Chief Constable Deputy Chief Constable (DCC) is the second highest rank in all British territorial police forces (except the Metropolitan Police, in which the equivalent rank is Deputy Assistant Commissioner, and City of London Police, in which the equivalent rank is Assistant Bernard Lawson from applying while a jump for one of the four Assistant Chief Constables to the top post was also said to be unlikely." Mr Hogan-Howe is set to serve a notice period, probably of a few months, and Merseyside Police Authority the recruitment process would be advertised nationally start soon. In January Mr Hogan-Howe missed out on the job of Metropolitan Police Commissioner and recently withdrew from the police chief Northern Ireland race. CAPTION(S): FAREWELL: Mr Hogan-Howe is a keen horseman |
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