Tag: South Yorkshire Police
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Dr Billings Welcomes Decision to End Fracking
“I welcome the decision by the government to halt fracking – a decision based on the science.
Formal Review of Serious Organised Crime
The Government has announced a formal review of Serious Organised Crime. It will be led by Sir Craig Mackey, a former deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan police force and report in the Spring.
New Police Station and Custody Suite Planned for Doncaster
South Yorkshire Police is currently in the process of acquiring a piece of land on College Road from Doncaster Council in order to build a new police station and custody suite for the town.
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.
South Yorkshire PCC Welcomes the Announcement to Recruit 151 Officers
Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner has today (Wednesday, 9 October) welcomed the announcement that South Yorkshire will be able to recruit 151 additional police officers.
Response to the Publication of the HMICFRS and HMIP Joint Inspection of Custody Report
Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner has today (Tuesday, 1 October 2019) responded to the publication of the HMICFRS and HMIP Joint Inspection of Custody report.
Launch of the South Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit and Violence Reduction Fund
The South Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) has officially launched today (Tuesday, 1 October 2019) with £1.6m of Home Office funding. The Unit will be working to prevent and reduce violence across South Yorkshire, including knife crime.
RESPONSE TO HOME OFFICE ANNOUNCEMENT OF NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO RECRUIT OFFICERS
Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner said: “The Home Office is planning a series of advertisements across the country under the slogan ‘Be a force for all’ designed to encourage people to join the police service.
£1.6m Funding for a Violence Reduction Unit
The policing minister has today, (Monday, 12 August 2019) announced that South Yorkshire have been awarded £1.6m funding to set up a violence reduction unit (VRU).
RESPONSE TO GOVERNMENT’S PLEDGE FOR MORE POLICE OFFICERS
Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner has today (Friday, 26 July 2019) responded to the announcement from the government to recruit an additional 20,000 police officers across England and Wales,
PUBLICATION OF THE ONS CRIME STATISTICS – JULY 2019
The crime statistics for 2018 have today (Thursday, 18 July 2019) been published by the ONS and South Yorkshire has seen an overall 2% increase in crime, compared to an 8% increase nationally.