CHIEF CONSTABLE PUBLISHES REPORT ON SOUTH YORKSHIRE POLICE

At the beginning of May, Chief Constable Dave Jones and Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Billings, asked the College of Policing for support in considering the force’s operational and organisational capability and capacity.

PREFERRED CANDIDATE SELECTED FOR CHIEF CONSTABLE

Deputy Chief Constable Stephen Watson has been selected as the preferred candidate for new Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police by the Police and Crime Commissioner, Dr Alan Billings.

LEGAL HIGHS ARE NO LONGER LEGAL

The Psychoactive Substances Act comes in to force at midnight on Wednesday 25 May.   This means that Legal Highs will no longer be legal to produce, distribute or import.

INTERIM CHIEF CONSTABLE APPOINTED AT SOUTH YORKSHIRE POLICE

South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Dr Alan Billings, has appointed a new interim Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police, until a permanent Chief Constable is recruited and appointed to the post in due course. 

STATEMENT FROM DR ALAN BILLINGS AND DAWN COPLEY

Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, said: “Yesterday, I asked Deputy Chief Constable Dawn Copley to temporarily act as Chief Constable following the suspension of David Crompton.

INDEPENDENT CUSTODY VISITORS SOUGHT

The Office of the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner is recruiting for volunteers to hold the position of Independent Custody Visitor.

REFRESHED POLICE AND CRIME PLAN

Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, has launched on his website a renewed version of his Police and Crime Plan for 2013-17.

DR ALAN BILLINGS – MY TIME IN OFFICE

My time in office ends in May. So I thought I might briefly look back over this past fifteen months. This is a snapshot of a few of the things I have been involved with.

INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF SOUTH YORKSHIRE POLICE’S HANDLING OF CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOTATION

Dr Alan Billings, has today published an independent report which has provided reassurance that South Yorkshire Police has learnt from past mistakes and has changed the way it handles reports of child sexual exploitation

£15,000 GRANT FUNDING TO ZEST IN UPPERTHORPE

Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner went along to Zest in Upperthorpe, Sheffield on Friday, 18 March to present them with a grant cheque for £15,000,

SOUTH YORKSHIRE SHOWCASES SUCCESSFUL RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROVISION

Dr Alan Billings South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner hosted the South Yorkshire Restorative Justice (RJ) showcase on Wednesday 9 March at the Rotherham United Aesseal New York stadium.

VISIT TO THE UNITY CENTRE IN ROTHERHAM

Dr Alan Billings visited the Unity Centre in Rotherham on Wednesday, 2 March 2016 and met with the Nayi Zindagi Group.