Tag: Victims and Survivors
Meeting with the Home Secretary
Recently, along with others, I met with the Home Secretary, Priti Patel. The others included Rotherham’s MP and Council Leader. The Home Secretary was anxious to know whether the victims of non-recent child sexual exploitation in Rotherham had been list
TOP CRIMINAL JUSTICE REPRESENTATIVES SPEAK AT VICTIMS’ EVENT
LOOKING BACK OVER TWO YEARS
I became Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire in November 2014, just two years ago. I have been elected twice during that time.
“THINGS HAVE CHANGED”
“Things have changed”.
SURVIVOR STATEMENT
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.
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.
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.
One year on
A year ago this month Professor Alexis Jay published her findings into child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Rotherham. The report fell like a thunderbolt. For the first time, those in authority sat up and took notice. In fact we all took notice.
STATEMENT ON CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
Public confidence in South Yorkshire Police has been severely damaged by these most recent allegations that the Force failed to listen to hundreds of abused young people in Sheffield as we know they failed in Rotherham.