Category: Protecting Vulnerable People
On Duty at Christmas
Doncaster Street Pastors
In recent years, while numbers fell, South Yorkshire police made strong partnerships with other agencies. This is now paying off in ways we could hardly have imagined, not least in the recent floods.
Sheffield Police Awards
It is always something of a privilege to go to police awards evenings, and this year's Sheffield Awards was no exception. You get some sense of the excellent work carried out by police staff and police officers across the city in the various categories:
South Yorkshire Floods
Shiloh Breakfast Meeting
Remembrance Sunday
On Remembrance Sunday I attended the annual service and wreath laying in Barker's Pool, Sheffield. There seemed to be larger crowds than usual and many children and young people came, not least the cadets - army, navy, Air Force and, of course, police.
CLP MEETING IN BRANTON, DONCASTER
Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, spoke on Friday, 25 October about the future of policing to members of the Don Valley Constituency Labour Party in Kilham Community Hall, Branton.
CELEBRATING OUR FIR VALE ATTENDED BY THE COMMISSIONER
Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner was the guest of honour at the ‘Celebrating our Fir Vale’ event at the Fir Vale Community Centre on Wednesday, 30 October.
COMMUNITY SPEED WATCH IN ROTHERHAM
Policing in this country is always most effective when the police and the local community are working together. This is obviously true when it comes to tackling crimes such as burglaries.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE INDEPENDENT CUSTODY VISITORS
I recently spoke to a remarkable group of people. They were women and men, young and not so young. Some had jobs, some were students and some were pensioners.
COUNCILS WORK WITH SOUTH YORKSHIRE MODERN SLAVERY PARTNERSHIP TO IMPROVE IDENTIFICATION OF MODERN SLAVERY VICTIMS
Today (18th October) is UK Anti-Slavery Day – a day of action to raise awareness of modern slavery and to highlight what statutory bodies, charities, businesses and individuals can do to tackle this abhorrent crime.
RESPONSE TO THE EPI REPORT ON UNEXPLAINED PUPIL EXITS
The Education Policy Institute (EPI) have today, Friday, 10 October) published their Unexplained pupil exits from schools report. Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner said: “The EPI report on unexplained pupil exists makes