Deputy Chief Constable Dawn Copley, who was appointed acting chief constable of South Yorkshire Police after the suspension of David Crompton following the Hillsborough inquest findings, has "offered to step back to her substantive role" while another temporary chief constable is sought, South Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner said.
Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham has accused the South Yorkshire police force of "protecting itself" ahead of "those who suffered hurt and harm at Hillsborough" after an inquest finally delivered a finding of "unlawful killing" 27 years after the disaster.
Speaking to ITV News as he questioned how it had taken so long to get answers to the tragedy he said: "We have a police force here that has consistently put protecting itself before protecting those who suffered hurt and harm at Hillsborough."
Solicitors acting for 20 of the families said they were "appalled to see the shambles in South Yorkshire Police" following the inquest.
With the force facing legal action from the families of the Hillsborough victims, ITV News looks at the web of lies which led them here.
Families of victims of the Hillsborough disaster are pursuing legal action against South Yorkshire and West Midlands Police.