News Archive

Description: Dr Alan Billings, the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner met members of the National Farmers' Union (NFU) to discuss rural crime and policing matters on Wednesday, 26 April.The NFU was represented by county chairman Rachel Hallos, group secretary Philip Musson and county adviser Amy Morrison. Dr Billings was accompanied by Chief Inspector Mark James, the South Yorkshire Police lead for rural crime.
Date:: Tuesday 1st May 2018

Description: A large-scale public survey to obtain the views of hard-to-reach communities in South Yorkshire has shown a high level of trust and confidence in policing services.The independent survey commissioned by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, in partnership with South Yorkshire Police, sought the views of 4,400 people across Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.
Date:: Tuesday 1st May 2018

Description: The first knife bin in South Yorkshire has been installed outside the Lighthouse on Handley Street, Burngreave (in Spital Hill) to help rid the area of knives and other weapons and stop the violence associated with them.
Date:: Friday 27th April 2018

Description: "I note today's crime statistics from the ONS."The good news is that nationally, overall, crime continues to be relatively stable and where as in 1995 four in ten had been the victim of crime, in 2017 this was one in ten.
Date:: Thursday 26th April 2018

Description: "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 months we have still not moved on.
Date:: Thursday 26th April 2018

Description: 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.
Date:: Tuesday 24th April 2018

Description: Road Safety charity Brake was able to deliver their services to bereaved families in South Yorkshire due to funding provided by the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner.Dr Alan Billings provides funding to a number of organisations as part of his commissioning budget and Brake secured £2,000 to continue their work with families whose loved ones have lost their lives on the roads of South Yorkshire.
Date:: Monday 16th April 2018

Description: "At the end of March I was invited to London by Amber Rudd, the Home Secretary, to be part of a round table discussion on violent crime, especially knife crime, ahead of the government announcing its new strategy.
Date:: Tuesday 10th April 2018

Description: South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Dr Alan Billings has welcomed the Government's Serious Violence Strategy launched today (9 April 2018).The Commissioner was one of a small number of police and crime commissioners who recently took part in a round table discussion with the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd and the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Cressida Dick, ahead of the strategy being announced.
Date:: Tuesday 10th April 2018

Description: 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.
Date:: Thursday 29th March 2018