Richard_Barrett_(police_officer)
Richard Barratt
British police officer and former Chief Inspector of Constabulary
Sir Richard Stanley Barratt, CBE, QPM (11 August 1928 – 5 May 2013) was chief inspector of constabulary from 1987 to 1990.[1]
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Sir Richard Barratt | |
|---|---|
| Chief Inspector of Constabulary | |
| In office 1987–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Lawrence Byford |
| Succeeded by | John Woodcock |
| Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police | |
| In office 1975–1978 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | James Hilton Brownlow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1928-08-11)11 August 1928 |
| Died | 5 May 2013(2013-05-05) (aged 84) |
| Profession | Police officer |
Barratt was educated at Saltley Grammar School.[2]
He joined Birmingham City Police in 1949, rising to become chief inspector. He was with Cheshire Police from 1965 to 1966 (superintendent to chief superintendent); and with the Manchester Force from 1967 to 1975 (assistant chief constable to deputy chief constable). He was chief constable of South Yorkshire Police from 1975 to 1978 when he joined Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary.[3]
He was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in 1973. He was appointed a commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1979, and was knighted in 1984.[4]
| Ribbon | Description | Notes |
 | Knight Bachelor (Kt) |
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_Ribbon.png){kind=small} | Order of the British Empire (CBE) |
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 | Queen's Police Medal (QPM) |
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 | Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal | |
In 1952 he married Sarah Elizabeth Hale: they had one son and two daughters.
- ‘Barratt, Sir Richard (Stanley)’, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2015 ; online edn, November 2015 accessed 14 May 2016
- "No. 49696". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 April 1984. p. 1.
| Police appointments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary for England, Wales and Northern Ireland 1987–1990 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Position established |
Chief constable of South Yorkshire Police 1975–1978 |
Succeeded by James Hilton Brownlow |
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