The Labour Party has announced its candidate for the upcoming North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner election.
Emma Scott-Spivey, 23, from Thirsk, will stand for the party on polling day next month.
An election is being held following the resignation of Philip Allott, who stepped down after comments he made on the murder of Sarah Everard led to hundreds of complaints to his office and a vote of no confidence in him.
Ms Scott-Spivey, a student paramedic, was born and went to school in Harrogate. She is the daughter of two police officers.
She said she wants to rebuild trust in the commissioner’s office and prioritise tackling violence against women and girls, as well as county lines drugs gangs and crackdown on crime against the elderly.
Ms Scott-Spivey said:
“The police are facing unprecedented challenges – not just from savage cuts to funding but also due to a breakdown in trust. That trust must be rebuilt and the damage done by Phillip Allott must be repaired.
“People in North Yorkshire need a commissioner who recognises their concerns and works to address them. One who puts local people above party politics.
“And our police and fire services must have a commissioner who they can trust, who understands the sacrifices they make every day and the pressures the face. They need a commissioner who will fight to make sure they have the resources they need to keep us safe.”
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Ms Scott-Spivey added that she applied for the position after hearing Mr Allott’s comments in the wake of the Sarah Everard murder case.
She added:
“When I heard Phillip Allott’s comments about Sarah Everard and his view of endemic violence against women, I thought of every patient I’d ever attended in an emergency who was unwilling to involve the police.”
Voters will head to the polls to elect a new police commissioner on November 25.
The Conservatives have announced Harrogate councillor, Zoe Metcalfe, will stand for the party on polling day.
Meanwhile, independent candidate Keith Tordoff will also stand.
