on 30 October 2014, to replace Shaun Wright, the incumbent who resigned in the wake of the Rotherham child sexual exploitation controversy. The police and crime commissioner and his deputy are overseen by the police and crime panel. Before November 2012, police governance was undertaken by the South Yorkshire Police Authority, made up of elected councillors from the four metropolitan boroughs. See also List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories Law enforcement in the United Kingdom References External links South Yorkshire Police at HMICFRS South Yorkshire Safer Neighbourhood Teams Guardian article; links between Hillsborough and Orgreave Local government in South Yorkshire Police forces of England 1974 establishments in England Organizations established in 1974 Crime in South Yorkshire