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| A police commissioner's decision to suspend the chief constable of South Yorkshire and then ask him to resign was unlawful, the High Court has ruled. | A police commissioner's decision to suspend the chief constable of South Yorkshire and then ask him to resign was unlawful, the High Court has ruled. |
| Dr Alan Billings suspended David Crompton in April 2016 after he appeared to justify police questioning of fans' behaviour after the Hillsborough disaster. | Dr Alan Billings suspended David Crompton in April 2016 after he appeared to justify police questioning of fans' behaviour after the Hillsborough disaster. |
| Dr Billings said he was "seeking permission to appeal the outcome". | Dr Billings said he was "seeking permission to appeal the outcome". |
| Mr Crompton said the court's decision "speaks for itself". | Mr Crompton said the court's decision "speaks for itself". |
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| He said the judgment concluded Dr Billings' decision making was "'irrational', 'perverse', 'unreasonable', 'misconceived' and 'wholly disproportionate'". | He said the judgment concluded Dr Billings' decision making was "'irrational', 'perverse', 'unreasonable', 'misconceived' and 'wholly disproportionate'". |
| Lady Justice Sharp and Mr Justice Garnham, sitting in London, ruled in Mr Crompton's favour. | Lady Justice Sharp and Mr Justice Garnham, sitting in London, ruled in Mr Crompton's favour. |
| Dr Billings said the decision had "potentially serious implications for the governance arrangements for the police service generally and not just in South Yorkshire". | Dr Billings said the decision had "potentially serious implications for the governance arrangements for the police service generally and not just in South Yorkshire". |
| He will consult with the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners before proceeding as he recognised the process had been expensive, Mr Billings said. | He will consult with the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners before proceeding as he recognised the process had been expensive, Mr Billings said. |
| The office of the PCC told the BBC it has incurred legal costs of £72,000 in the process and an additional £85,000 in legal fees has been invoiced to the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for the Judicial Review. | The office of the PCC told the BBC it has incurred legal costs of £72,000 in the process and an additional £85,000 in legal fees has been invoiced to the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for the Judicial Review. |
| The pair had clashed in the wake of the April 2016 inquest findings into the deaths of 96 people in the Hillsborough stadium disaster in 1989. | The pair had clashed in the wake of the April 2016 inquest findings into the deaths of 96 people in the Hillsborough stadium disaster in 1989. |
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