His GMP career was soon subject of censure: in 2013 he was formally advised regarding his conduct when he took his family to watch a Coldplay concert at the Etihad stadium on 9 June, paying for five £55 tickets out of his own pocket.
[2][3] Originally, the officer’s entry on the register of hospitality and gifts stated the gig had been at the Manchester Arena, that he had only received food and drink worth £5 and failed to reflect how his party had been bumped up to a corporate section.
The Investigation discovered that on a separate occasion, Mr Hopkins bought four tickets at £50 each to attend a Take That concert at the Etihad stadium on 7 June 2011.
[2][3] The second new entry reveals Mr Hopkins accepted three tickets, one adult and two juniors, for City’s Champions League game against Real Madrid on 21 November.
[2][3] On each of the four visits to the Etihad, Mr Hopkins accepted the hospitality from City’s head of safety and security who was a former superintendent at GMP.
On 16 May 2016, Hopkins had been present at a party for Senior Women In Policing when ACC Rebekah Sutcliffe verbally attacked a junior colleague, Superintendent Sarah Jackson.
[9]The perception by Hopkins that GMP would struggle to cope led him to launch the "Citizens Contract" which sought to explain a reduced Police Offer.
[15] GMP had undergone a HMICFRS inspection that had found they had failed to record 80,000 crimes,[16] he initially sought to indicate he had voluntarily stepped aside,[17] but it soon emerged that he had been required to leave office by Andy Burnham Mayor for Greater Manchester.