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Meredydd John Hughes | |
|---|---|
| Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police | |
| In office 2004–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Hedges |
| Succeeded by | Robert Dyson QPM |
| Deputy Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police | |
| In office 2002–2004 | |
| Assistant Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police | |
| In office 1999–2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Meredydd John Hughes |
Meredydd John Hughes CBE QPM is a retired British police officer. He served as Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police from 1 September 2004[1] to 2011.
Hughes started his career at South Wales Constabulary in 1979, and was transferred to West Yorkshire Police in 1995 to a position of Superintendent. He was promoted in 1999 to the rank of Assistant Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police. In 2002 he moved to South Yorkshire Police to take over the position of Deputy Chief Constable, before becoming the force's Chief Constable in 2004.[1] He was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in the 2006 New Year Honours.
During his career Hughes held a number of operational responsibilities, including work as a firearms officer, IT Project manager, and Silver Commander of games held at Leeds United F.C. As a senior manager, he was responsible for Operational Support, Uniform Operations, Press & PR, Professional Standards and Information Systems during various stages of his career.[1]
As a member of ACPO, he was the Chair of Roads Policing Enforcement Technology Committee and Vice Chair of the National Operations Forum and Chair of the Drivers Project (placing new databases such as drivers and motor insurance records on PNC), until resigning the post in December 2007.[1]
As Assistant Chief Constable in Greater Manchester, Hughes commanded the planning and delivery of the 2002 Commonwealth Games policing operation. Whilst Chief Constable in South Yorkshire, the Force was rated by the HMIC as one of the four most improved forces in the country.[citation needed] He led the response to the South Yorkshire flooding of 2007,[citation needed] and dealt with a number of major events and incidents[example needed], retaining his status as a Gold Public Order and Firearms Commander.
Hughes was a member of the Association of Chief Police Officers, serving as ACPO's Head of Roads Policing and then as Head of the Uniformed Operations Business Area. His responsibilities included the oversight of all ACPO's firearms issues, public order, roads policing, specialist operations and emergency planning. He retired having worked on part of the police planning for the 2012 Olympic Games and also oversaw changes to the service following Stockwell and the 2009 G-20 London summit protests.[citation needed]
In 2005 he led the ACPO team co-ordinating the England and Wales resources for the G8 Summit at Gleneagles, and played a role in the national response to the 7 July 2005 London bombings. In 2010 he coordinated the policing of the Papal visit.[citation needed]
He retired from the police service in October 2011, and is a Company Director and Consultant. The Institute of Directors (IoD) named him as "Chartered Director of the Year 2011" in September 2011[2]
Hughes was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours.[3]
- ^ a b c d "Chief Constable Meredydd Hughes". South Yorkshire Police. Archived from the original on 16 August 2007. Retrieved 20 November 2007.
- ^ "Chartered Director winner: Meredydd Hughes, Chief constable, South Yorkshire Police". Director Magazine. November 2011. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "No. 60009". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2011. p. 7.