Rev. Matthew Hopley

Rev. Matthew Hopley is the National Police Chaplain, working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and serving as CEO of Police Chaplaincy UK. Passionate about helping people thrive, he leads pastoral care across UK policing, overseeing around 500 chaplains supporting 270,000 officers, staff and volunteers. He began his chaplaincy journey in 2011 with West Midlands Police and later served as Lead Chaplain for Warwickshire Police. Commissioned as National Police Chaplain in March 2024, Matthew provides strategic leadership for the future vision, development and rejuvenation of chaplaincy across UK policing, ensuring it remains relevant, effective and responsive to the needs of modern policing. He introduced the Gold Standards for Police Chaplaincy to strengthen consistent, high-quality provision and works closely with policing leaders to embed chaplaincy as a valued part of workforce wellbeing and organisational culture. Matthew lives in Birmingham with his wife, Donna, and their three children.