Tag: Child Sexual Exploitation
SOUTH YORKSHIRE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER CALLS FOR THE REMOVAL OF CHIEF CONSTABLE DAVID CROMPTON
At the conclusion of a lengthy statutory process, the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Dr Alan Billings, has made his decision to call for Chief Constable David Crompton to resign, with immediate effect.
The police are the public, and the public are the police
Police in this country are largely an unarmed service. This is a tradition we value. It dates back to the time when Sir Robert Peel founded the first police force, the London Metropolitan, when he was Home Secretary between 1822 and 1827.
Understanding online grooming
I recently met with a group of young women who in the past were the victims of horrific crimes. The crimes were sexual abuse and exploitation, dating back some ten years or more when they were mainly very young teenagers.
INDEPENDENT POLICING PROTESTS ADVISORY PANEL
The South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner has established an Independent Policing Protests Advisory Panel to work with South Yorkshire Police in the planning and learning stages of managing protests and marches.
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.
An independent review of South Yorkshire Police’s handling of child sexual exploitation 1997 – 2016
I was appointed by the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire, Dr. Alan Billings, to carry out a review of South Yorkshire Police’s handling of child sexual exploitation in the summer of 2015.
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
Moving forward
I became Police and Crime Commissioner a year and a half ago as a direct result of the child sexual exploitation scandal that engulfed both Rotherham Borough Council and South Yorkshire Police.
REACTION TO SENTENCING OF ROTHERHAM GROOMING GANG
South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Dr Alan Billings, said: "These sentences reflect the seriousness of the crimes committed and demonstrate that justice has been served on those who have committed these truly horrendous crimes.
POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER REACTS TO GROOMING TRIAL VERDICT
RESPONSE ON HMICFRS PEEL EFFECTIVENESS REPORT FEBRUARY 2016
Statement from Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner: “HMIC reports are useful for me when I hold the force to account. They help me see more clearly the areas that need greater attention.
NEW YEAR MESSAGE
2015 was not an easy year, not least because of two big legacy issues. As Police and Crime Commissioner I first had to help the force come to terms with the findings of Alexis Jay's report into child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Rotherham