Chief Constable David Crompton to retire in November

THE Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police has announced he is retiring from the job.

David Crompton – who has led the force since April 2012 – will leave this Winter. In a short statement, the force said: “The Chief Constable’s contract runs until November. He will retire after 31 years in policing.”

The force is also currently looking for two assistant chief constables.

Neil Bowles, Chairman of South Yorkshire Police Federation, said Mr Crompton has led the force through a difficult last four-and-a-half years. “Hopefully we can see some light at the end of the tunnel,” he added.

He said members would wonder: “More change, what’s the next chief constable going to do?”

From 2004 to 2012, Mr Crompton served as both Assistant Chief Constable and Deputy Chief Constable in West Yorkshire.

During that period he was involved in the response to the 7/7 Bombings, the operation to catch the killers of WPC Sharon Beshenivsky and the investigation into the kidnapping of the Dewsbury schoolgirl Shannon Matthews.

He holds an Honours Degree in Geography from Salford University and a Diploma in Criminology from the University of Cambridge.

He was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal in 2010.