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.
Relatives of 96 people who died in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster have described the conduct of South Yorkshire Police and the Yorkshire Ambulance Service during the inquests as "shameful", following the ruling that the football fans were unlawfully killed.
In a powerful statement issued through their lawyers this afternoon, the families said that the police and ambulance services "fought tooth and nail" during the inquests and made the process take twice as long as it should have done.
Lawyer Elkan Abrahamson, speaks for 22 families:
Standing outside court, Marcia Willis-Stewart, acting on behalf of 77 families of the 96, spoke of "shock and dismay" at how they were treated in the aftermath of the disaster and their "anger at the cover-up that started immediately following."
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.