Michael J. Todd
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Michael James Todd QPM |
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| Born |
10 August 1957 Essex, England |
| Died | 11 March 2008 (aged 50) Bwlch Glas, Snowdon, Wales |
| Occupation | Chief Constable |
| Employer | Greater Manchester Police |
Michael James Todd QPM (10 August 1957 – 11 March 2008) was Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police from October 2002 until his death.
Todd grew up in Essex where he attended the Billericay School and later attended the University of Essex. He graduated with a first class honours degree in government in 1989 and a master's degree in politics in 1994. The university named him the alumnus of the year in 2003 for his contributions to policing and the community. He joined Essex Police in 1976, and the Metropolitan Police on a management exchange programme.
Todd was appointed an Assistant Chief Constable in Nottinghamshire in 1995, initially managing support services and then operational policing. In 1998, he was appointed as the Deputy Assistant Commissioner back in the Metropolitan Police. In 2000, following his promotion to Assistant Commissioner in the Metropolitan Police, he was responsible for Territorial Policing, covering all 32 London Boroughs. In 2002, he was selected as Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police from 2002 and in 2006 he became a vice-president of ACPO (Association of Chief Police Officers), both posts he held until his death.
Todd investigated on behalf of the Association of Chief Police Officers the extraordinary rendition flights conducted by the CIA to transport detainees.
Todd allowed himself to be hit by a taser in 2005 to demonstrate that the stun guns were safe; this was an effort to have them more widely issued to police officers. "I couldn't move, it hurt like hell," he said after recovering. "I wouldn't want to do that again."
In 2012, it was announced that Police officials are examining new claims of financial malpractice against Todd. Greater Manchester's new Police Commissioner appealed for information about Michael Todd, former chief constable of the force. The claims centre on Todd's role in drawing up unique contracts that allowed some staff to get enormous payoffs when they left the force. Tony Lloyd, a former Labour Foreign Office minister who has just been elected Police Commissioner for the force, is to be handed a report into allegations of possible financial malpractice, including 'golden goodbye' redundancy packages of up to £300,000.
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