ROTHER VALLEY SOUTH AREA ASSEMBLY MEETING

Dr Alan Billings, the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire, and Chief Superintendent Jason Harwin, District Commander for Rotherham, were guest speakers at a packed meeting of the Rother Valley South Area Assembly in Woodsetts Village Hall.

South Yorkshire Police Cadets

Until I became Police and Crime Commissioner, I had no idea that there was an organisation called the South Yorkshire Police Cadets. I came upon them by chance at the Rotherham Show.

COMMUNITY INVITED TO ATTEND EVENT TO TACKLE HATE CRIME

South Yorkshire Police and the South Yorkshire Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner are inviting Rotherham residents along to the second meeting to discuss how hate crime is reported and how the police respond to incidents.

PUBLICATION OF THE ONS CRIME STATISTICS – JANUARY 2016

Statement from Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner: “The latest national crime figures make it very clear that the years of cuts to police budgets are starting to have undesirable consequences.

POLICE BUDGET CONSULTATION 2016/17

One of the responsibilities I have as Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) is to set the annual budget for policing. A small proportion of the cost of policing is paid from council tax (25%) with the rest coming directly from the Government via the police

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

DODWORTH AND KINGSTONE JUNIOR WARDENS AWARDS

Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner was in attendance at the annual awards for the 2015 Junior Warden Programme on Thursday, 26 November to present certificates.

BUILDING WORK STARTS ON BARNSLEY CUSTODY SUITE

Building work on the new Barnsley Custody Suite is due to start on Friday 13 November and the Police and Crime Commissioner Dr Alan Billings and Chief Constable David Crompton were there to start the first digging of the foundations.

SPORTFX SOUTH YORKSHIRE CELEBRATES FIFTH BIRTHDAY

There were high fives all around as young people from across South Yorkshire came together to celebrate the fifth anniversary of a police sports project.

POLICE OFFICERS AND STAFF RECOGNISED AT ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY

It was the annual Police and Partners Together Awards on Friday 2 October hosted by the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Dr Alan Billings.

We made mistakes, now we must put them right

At the end of this month I will have been Police and Crime Commissioner for one year. I was elected last year when my predecessor resigned following the Jay Report on child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Rotherham.

POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER LAUNCHES INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF SOUTH YORKSHIRE POLICE

South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Dr Alan Billings has today (Wednesday 30 September) launched a review into South Yorkshire Police’s handling of reports of child sexual exploitation.