Retiring police chief's 'unfortunate' timing

By Gareth Dennison
Published 24th Mar 2016, 16:33 BST
Updated 11th Jan 2017, 08:01 BST
CHIEF Constable David Crompton said it was “unfortunate” his retirement was announced on the same day as a critical CSE report.

South Yorkshire Police’s top cop played down any link with the Drew review, which called the force’s past dealings “inadequate”.

Chief Con Crompton (52) said his decision to step down this November had been agreed months ago with police commissioner Dr Alan Billings.

He added: “The Drew review is clear that South Yorkshire Police is making good progress in tackling child sexual exploitation, and this will remain a key priority for me for the next seven months.”