The South Yorkshire Mayor has confirmed his deputy will be taking post in the next few months and their identity will be revealed in the coming weeks.
Before the May 2024 elections, Oliver Coppard said he would appoint a deputy to take lead on the powers and responsibilities absorbed into his office from what was the police and crime commissioner.
Now in 2025, a deputy mayor has yet to be confirmed, however, The Star can exclusively reveal the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority has got its deputy mayor, with an announcement to come within the next few weeks.
Before the May 2024 elections, Oliver Coppard said he would appoint a deputy to take lead on the powers and responsibilities absorbed into his office from what was the police and crime commissioner.
Now in 2025, a deputy mayor has yet to be confirmed, however, The Star can exclusively reveal the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority has got its deputy mayor, with an announcement to come within the next few weeks.
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00:00And one thing I wanted to ask you about was the appointment of a deputy mayor,
00:03something that you said you were going to do last year.
00:04Yes, and we are.
00:05And you are, but when?
00:06Yeah, soon. So look, I think we've got agreement from the person that we want to announce.
00:11As always with these things, that person is currently in a job.
00:14I don't think they would welcome it if I was to announce it while they're still in that job.
00:18So we have to work with them to make sure that we get the announcement right for them personally.
00:21And, you know, people will understand when you're in a job,
00:23that's always a slightly tricky thing.
00:24So soon we will be able to say who that person is.
00:27I think we've agreed that now, and they will be in.
00:30Oh, absolutely.
00:30This year.
00:31Well, we will announce it in the next few weeks,
00:33and then the person will be in post in the next few months.
00:36But just right now, I can't say, frustratingly, I can't quite say who they are,
00:39but just because of, frankly, HR issues.
00:41But I think we're going to get there very soon.