John Hoddinott

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Sir John Charles Hoddinott

Hampshire Constabulary.[2]

He was born in Winchester, Hampshire and educated at Barton Peveril Grammar School in Eastleigh. Both his father and grandfather had served in the Hampshire Constabulary.

Hoddinott however joined the Metropolitan Police as a cadet in 1961, becoming a constable in 1963, a sergeant in 1967 and an Inspector in 1969. In the latter year he attended Trinity College, Cambridge, and was awarded a degree in Law and Economics in 1972. After returning to duty with the Metropolitan Police he was transferred to the Obscene Publications squad as a Chief Inspector and then to the Drug Quad as a Detective Superintendent. In 1981 he was put in charge of the CID at West End Central and promoted to Chief Superintendent.

In June 1981 he transferred to the

Chief Constable of Hampshire
Police on 1 September 1988. He retired in 1999.

He served as President of Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) in 1994–95 and as a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire.

Honours and awards

Private life

Hoddinott married Avril Petheram in 1967. The couple had two daughters.[5]

Death

Hoddinott died of a suspected heart attack at the age of 56 in Middlesbrough on 13 August 2001. At the time, he was leading a review of the Operation Lancet inquiry into alleged malpractice in the Cleveland Police.[5]

References

  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  2. ^ "John Charles HODDINOTT". Hampshire Constabulary. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  3. ^ "No. 51171". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1987. p. 25.
  4. ^ "No. 55155". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 1998. p. 2.
  5. ^ a b "Sir John Hoddinott". The Times. No. 67218. London. 15 August 2001. p. 15.