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David Whatton
British chief constable

David Whatton

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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. In December 2002 he joined Greater Manchester Police from the West Midlands Police as Assistant Chief Constable and became Deputy Chief Constable.

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.

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

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).

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.

Personal life

Mr Whatton is married and has three teenage children.

Honours

Queens Police Medal for Merit.png Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.png QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.png Police Long Service and Good Conduct ribbon.png

RibbonDescriptionNotes
Queens Police Medal for Merit.pngQueen's Police Medal (QPM)
  • 2010
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.pngQueen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
  • 2002
  • UK Version of this Medal
QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.pngQueen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
  • 2012
  • UK Version of this Medal
Police Long Service and Good Conduct ribbon.pngPolice Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

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