# David Crompton

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'''David Andrew Crompton''' (born September 1963) is a retired senior British police officer.  He was the [chief constable](/source/chief_constable) of [South Yorkshire Police](/source/South_Yorkshire_Police) from 2012<ref>{{cite web | title=David Crompton appointed new South Yorkshire Police chief | work=BBC News | date=24 January 2012 |access-date=30 October 2025 | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-16698859 }}</ref> until his suspension in 2016 in regard to the coroner's report on the [Hillsborough disaster](/source/Hillsborough_disaster).<ref>{{cite web | title=South Yorkshire Police chief suspended over Hillsborough | work=BBC News | date=27 April 2016 |access-date=30 October 2025 | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36154201 }}</ref>

He was awarded the [King's Police Medal](/source/King's_Police_Medal) in 2010.<ref>{{cite web | title=Birthday Honours: Sundries | website=[Independent.co.uk](/source/Independent.co.uk) | date=11 June 2010 |access-date=30 October 2025 | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/birthday-honours-sundries-1998302.html }}</ref>

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