Craven councillors call for Philip Allott to step down ahead of crunch meeting
The commissioner said in an interview with that Sarah Everard should not have submitted to her false arrest by serving Met police officer Wayne Couzens
Last updated 14th Oct 2021
Craven District Council members have voted in support of a motion of No Confidence in the North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Philip Allott.
At a meeting of the full council on Tuesday evening, a motion was brought by Cllr Linda Brockbank that said: “In respect of the recent conduct of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, ‘this Council has no confidence in the Commissioner’.
Councillors from all parties unanimously backed the motion.
Cllr Brockbank commented: “The murder of Sarah Everard was such a horrendous crime. We need to be able to put our trust in the police and those who are overseeing them. I brought this motion of no confidence in Mr Allott as there was clearly agreement among members of all parties that something needed to be done.”
The motion came ahead of a meeting of the North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Panel on today (Thursday 14 October).
Under-fire North Yorkshire police boss Philip Allott will face a vote of no confidence in his leadership at a crunch meeting.
The motion, which will be proposed by Liberal Democrat councillor Darryl Smalley, will be seconded by another member of the area’s police and crime panel before going to a vote.