YOYO AWARDS CEREMONY HELD AT HALLAM FM STUDIOS

The first YOYO Awards were held on Wednesday, 9 May at the Hallam FM studios in Sheffield and were attended by the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Dr Alan Billings.

THE CRIMINAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN

We may soon find ourselves talking about the criminal grooming of children with the same concern that we had over their sexual grooming. We are very familiar with the latter.

STATEMENT ON INDEPENDENT OFFICE FOR POLICE CONDUCT (IOPC)

“Whilst I welcome the update from the Independent Office for Police Conduct’s (IOPC) and appreciate that these investigations are very complex, extremely time consuming and that getting to the truth is imperative, I am concerned that after a further 12 mo

GRANT FUNDING PROVIDES CSE AWARENESS TRAINING TO DEAF STUDENTS

Students attending the Doncaster Deaf Trust in Doncaster are now receiving Child Sexual Exploitation awareness training after funding was provided by Dr Alan Billings, the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner.

BALANCE AND BELIEF

Recently, the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Cressida Dick, said she had told officers they must have an open mind when an allegation of sexual assault is made and that their role was to investigate, not 'blindly believe'.

THE TRUTH PROJECT ASK VICTIMS OF CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES

Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner is asking South Yorkshire victims and survivors to contact the Truth Project should they wish to share their experiences.

BRADFIELD SCHOOL PUPILS RECEIVE AWARENESS FROM GOLDDIGGER

GRANT FUNDING OF £4,667 AWARDED TO EDUCATE ROMA FAMILIES ON THE DANGERS OF CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION

Clifton Learning Partnership received a visit from the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Dr Alan Billings on Wednesday, 31 January 2018.

HAPPY NEW YEAR – 2018

"Last year South Yorkshire Police began a hard but necessary journey. It was still reeling from what had been revealed about past conduct at the Hillsborough football disaster and in relation to child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Rotherham.

STATEMENT ON POLICE FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT

“The government has said that the funding for South Yorkshire Police will remain the same for the coming financial year as this - provided that council tax is raised by £1 per month for each household.

SOUTH YORKSHIRE SUPPORT FOR SAMMY’S LAW

The South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Dr Alan Billings and Chief Constable Stephen Watson are pledging their support to Sammy’s Law.

THE WIDER IMPACT OF CRIME

The primary victims of child sexual exploitation are, of course, the young people themselves. We can never forget Professor Alexis Jay’s report which found that 1400 girls had been abused by gangs of men between 1997 and 2013 in Rotherham.