Paddy Tipping

Paddy Tipping
CBE
Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner
In office
22 November 2012 – 12 May 2021
DeputyChris Cutland
Emma Foody
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byCaroline Henry
Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
In office
28 March 2007 – 27 June 2007
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byNigel Griffiths
Succeeded byHelen Goodman
In office
16 December 1999 – 7 June 2001
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byStephen Twigg
Parliamentary Secretary for the Privy Council Office
In office
16 December 1999 – 7 June 2001
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byStephen Twigg
Member of Parliament
for Sherwood
In office
10 April 1992 – 12 April 2010
Preceded byAndrew Stewart
Succeeded byMark Spencer
Personal details
Born (1949-10-24) 24 October 1949 (age 75)
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Nottingham (BA, MA)

Simon Patrick Tipping CBE (born 24 October 1949) is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sherwood from 1992 to 2010. A member of the Labour Party he served as Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire from 2012 to 2021.

Early life

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Tipping was born in Halifax. He went to Hipperholme Grammar School (then a state school) in Hipperholme in West Yorkshire. He gained a BA in Philosophy at Nottingham University in 1972 and an MA in Social Sciences in 1978. He was a social worker in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire from 1972 until 1979. Between 1979 and 1983 he was a Project Leader for the (Church of England) Children's Society in Nottingham. From 1981 to 1993 he was a Councillor on Nottinghamshire County Council.

Parliamentary career

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Tipping contested Rushcliffe in 1987. He took Sherwood from the Conservatives in 1992.

Tipping served in a number of junior government positions, becoming Parliamentary Private Secretary to Home Secretary Jack Straw in 1997. In 1999 he was then promoted to Deputy Leader of the House of Commons,[1][2][3] and was appointed a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Privy Council Office, where he was responsible for dealing with issues relating to the year 2000 computer date problem. Following this, Tipping became Chairman of the sub-committee on Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in 2001 and, after a period on the backbenches, in 2006 he again served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Jack Straw.

On 23 October 2009, Tipping announced his decision to stand down at the next general election, following a period of ill health,[4][5][6] including a heart attack suffered in June 2009.[7]

Police and Crime Commissioner

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Tipping was elected as Nottinghamshire's Police and Crime Commissioner in the 2012 inaugural PCC election. He announced plans to pay a "pension" to cover medical bills and other expenses for retired police dogs, a move which dog handlers welcomed.[8] He was re-elected for a second-term on 6 May 2016.[9]

Tipping appointed Chris Cutland, previously executive director of Women's Aid in Nottingham, as his Deputy in November 2012.[10] The appointment of Emma Foody as replacement, also previously with Women's Aid in Nottingham as a community ambassador, was confirmed in June 2020.[11]

At the 2021 PCC election, he was defeated by Conservative Caroline Henry.[12] Afterwards, he confirmed his intention to continue campaigning on behalf of the Labour group.[13]

Personal life

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He married Irene Quinn on 8 January 1970 in Nottingham; she died in February 2011. They have two daughters.

Tipping is one of several vice-presidents of the Ramblers Association,[14] and became Chairman of Nottinghamshire Community Foundation, a charitable organisation, in 2011.[15][16]

References

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  1. ^ Paddy Tipping, former MP TheyWorkForYou
  2. ^ Centre for Parliamentary Studies Government Exchange
  3. ^ Ministerial Departures since 1997 House of Commons Library, 24 February 2009
  4. ^ Mulholland, Hélène (23 October 2009). "Labour backbencher Paddy Tipping stands down". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  5. ^ Paddy Tipping, ‘first victim’ of Commons expenses scandal, to stand down The Times, 23 October 2009; Retrieved 6 January 2021 (subscription required)
  6. ^ Former MP Paddy Tipping Labour police commissioner candidate BBC News, 18 June 2012; Retrieved 6 January 2021
  7. ^ Sherwood MP discharged from hospital Newark Advertiser, 1 July 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2021
  8. ^ Claire Carter (4 November 2013). "Police dogs will be given pensions to cover medical costs and expenses under new plans to treat dogs like police officers". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  9. ^ Nottingham City Council. "Paddy Tipping (Labour) has been re-elected as Police & Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire". @MyNottingham. Retrieved 6 May 2016 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Deputy PCC Chris Cutland: More help for victims of abuse BBC News Nottingham, 23 November 2012; Retrieved 23 January 2021
  11. ^ Why Nottinghamshire is getting a new £61k deputy crime commissioner Nottinghamshire Live, 4 June 2020; Retrieved 23 January 2021
  12. ^ "2021 PCC Election Results". Rushcliffe Borough Council. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  13. ^ Paddy Tipping on losing Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner job Nottinghamshire Live, 8 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021
  14. ^ General Council minutes "...current elected vice presidents were proposed for re-election en bloc at the meeting". ramblers.org.uk, 17 April 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021
  15. ^ "Charity role for ex-MP" Chad, 23 November 2011, p.33 Accessed 24 March 2023
  16. ^ About us: Trustees Nottinghamshire Community Foundation. Retrieved 24 March 2023
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