Shaun Wright
Shaun Wright | |
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South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner | |
In office 22 November 2012 – 16 September 2014 | |
Preceded by | Office created |
Succeeded by | Alan Billings |
Personal details | |
Born | January 1968 Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
Political party | Independent (2014-present) Labour (before 2014) |
Shaun Wright (born January 1968)[1] is a British politician. He was the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner from 2012 to 2014. He was the first person to hold the post, to which he was elected as a Labour Party candidate on 15 November 2012. As he held a senior position in child services during the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal, he faced continual calls to resign. This resulted in his resignation from the Labour Party on 28 August and from his post on 16 September 2014.
Political career
Local government
Before becoming the PCC, Wright was a councillor on
Police and Crime Commissioner
Wright was elected to the newly created post of
Child Sexual Abuse Scandal
In August 2014 he faced calls to resign from the post of PCC after
Following Wright's refusal to stand down, his deputy, Tracey Cheetham, stated that she could not support him, nor could she continue as his deputy, despite having herself no connection to the Rotherham abuse scandal.[12][13] On 28 August, she resigned, publicly calling on Wright to do the same.[14][15] On 3 September 2014, Sheffield City Council unanimously passed a symbolic motion of no confidence in Wright, also calling for his resignation.[16] On 16 September 2014, Wright announced his resignation as Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire.[17][18]
References
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- ^ Pidd, Helen (27 August 2014). "Shaun Wright's record in Rotherham comes under uncomfortable scrutiny". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ Dearden, Lizzie (27 August 2014). "Rotherham child abuse report: Police commissioner who headed council's child safeguarding department refuses to resign". The Independent. London. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ a b "South Yorkshire Labour candidate Shaun Wright elected police chief". BBC News. BBC. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ "Lie tests to be given to sex offenders". Daily Telegraph. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ Coker, Margaret; Flynn, Alexis (22 May 2015). "One Woman's Crusade for U.K. Town's Young Rape Victims". Wall Street Journal – via www.wsj.com.
- ^ "Rotherham child abuse report: Police commissioner Shaun Wright quits Labour Party – but refuses to resign from post - Crime - UK". The Independent. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Rotherham child abuse: PCC refuses to quit over report". Channel 4 News. London. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.: See first video from 03:26
- ^ "Rotherham child abuse: Commissioner faces calls to resign". BBC News. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Police Commissioner Shaun Wright Will Be Suspended By Labour If He Does Not Resign". Huffington Post (UK). London. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Rotherham child abuse: Police commissioner quits Labour". BBC News. London. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Rotherham Advertiser". Rotherham Advertiser. Johnson Press. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Rotherham child sexual abuse scandal - the lessons: we need solutions not scapegoats". The Independent. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "My DPCC Resignation Statement in Full". www.tchee.co.uk. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Shaun Wright's Deputy Tracey Cheetham Resigns Over Rotherham Sex Abuse Scandal". The Huffington Post UK. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Council calls for police chief to resign now". Sheffield Telegraph. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ Wright, Shaun (16 September 2014). "Shaun Wright Resignation Statement". Office of Shaun Wright, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "PCC Shaun Wright resigns over Rotherham child abuse scandal". BBC News. BBC. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.