Ian Hopkins steps down after force put into special measures for not recording 80,000 crimes in a year
The chief constable of Greater Manchester police has stepped down after the force was placed in special measures for failing to record a fifth of all crimes in the past year.
Ian Hopkins said he was bringing forward his retirement in the wake of a damning report by inspectors that found that the force had failed to record 80,000 crimes in the year to 30 June.
