Chief constable knighted

Peter Fahy

The chief constable of Greater Manchester Police has received a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.

Chief Constable Fahy, said, “I am obviously very pleased to receive this honour and my family are looking forward to the ceremony at the Palace.

“It is a great privilege to be a Chief Constable of Greater Manchester and to serve the people of this wonderful area. I believe the award recognises the tremendous work done by the officers and staff of GMP and all that they have achieved over the past four years and their day to day work of dealing with so many challenges to protect the public.

“You can't give a knighthood to a whole police force so it has been given to me as leader of such a hard working organisation.

“My parents came to this country as very poor Irish immigrants in the late fifties and the fact that in one generation I can get to this position says a lot about why this is such a great country.”