Richard Barratt

Sir Richard Stanley Barratt, CBE, QPM (11 August 1928 – 5 May 2013) was Chief Inspector of Constabulary from 1987 to 1990.[1]

Sir Richard Barratt CBE
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

Education

Barratt was educated at Saltley Grammar School.[2]

Career

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]

Reports

Awards

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)	1988
	Order of the British Empire (CBE)	1981 Commander Civil Division
	Queen's Police Medal (QPM)	1974
	Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

Private life

In 1952 he married Sarah Elizabeth Hale: they had one son and two daughters.

References

1. ‘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
2. Alumni web-site
3. HMIC Profile
4. "No. 49696". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 April 1984. p. 1.

Police appointments
Preceded by Lawrence Byford	HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary for England, Wales and Northern Ireland 1987–1990	Succeeded by John Woodcock
Preceded by Position Established	Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police 1975–1978	Succeeded by James Hilton Brownlow