GMP Senior Officer to represent British Policing at Police Leadership Academy in the United States of America

GMP is the only force across the United Kingdom that has been invited to attend the Policing Leadership Academy, making Chief Superintendent Webster the sole representative from the UK to offer a purely British perspective of policing.

Chief Superintendent John Webster, was specially selected from a shortlist of colleagues to attend the Policing Leadership Academy. He will join police leaders from across the United States, bringing together data and behavioural science insights from top academics at one of the world’s leading research institutions, along with leading safety practitioners, with an aim to be the most impactful public safety training ever offered by the United States.

He will spend one week a month stateside as part of the University of Chicago’s six-month education program on data-driven management, violence reduction, and community trust as part of the newly launched Policing Leadership Academy (PLA).

Chief Superintendent and District Commander for Stockport, John Webster said: “I’m really excited and feel incredibly fortunate to have been selected to be that advocate for the force and to represent Greater Manchester Police and also the United Kingdom.

“It’s a huge honour, and I can’t wait to galvanise that learning in the United States and then hopefully bring it back to GMP and the UK and share it, and hopefully deliver a better service tomorrow than we do today.”

Charlotte Layton, Director of Human Resources, said: “This is such a fantastic opportunity for Greater Manchester Police for Chief Superintendent Webster. We are so excited to be supporting this piece of work.

“We received a number of applications from across the force as it is a fantastic opportunity, however we do realise it is a huge commitment in terms of time away from family, friends, and other commitments.

“We will be working closely with the team over in Chicago to prepare for future cohorts in the years to come and are hopeful that we will be able to extend the opportunity to express an interest out to more of our GMP officers.”