South Yorkshire Police officers to be investigated by IPCC
The Independent Police Complaints Commission today said it would investigate 10 South Yorkshire police officers over their handling of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham.
New PCC in favour of scrapping post
South Yorkshire has a new Police and Crime Commissioner tonight, but just moments after the result was announced the winner said he thought the post should be scrapped.
Labour's Doctor Alan Billings was elected after a month long campaign, which followed the resignation of Shaun Wright. He stood down after a report revealed the scale of child exploitation in Rotherham - at a time when he was in charge of Children's Services.
Labour beat UKIP into second place by more than twenty seven thousand votes, with the conservatives in third place ahead of the English Democrats. David Hirst reports:
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Rotherham child abuse files 'stolen'
MPs are calling for an investigation amid claims files detailing the failures in tackling child sexual exploitation in Rotherham were stolen
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Home Affairs Committee calls for Rotherham transparency
Home Affairs Committee has called for greater transparency over Rotherham after finding 'compelling evidence' that concerns were ignored
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Shaun Wright: calls quitting the 'easy option'
South Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner said quitting his post would be 'easy option' before a committee of MPs