THE daughter of PC Dave Phillips lit a candle as police officers who have died on duty were remembered at this year’s National Police Memorial Day in London. Prince Charles… read more →
THE police service must have a rank structure so it is clear who is in charge, the Chairman of South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. Neil Bowles was speaking after… read more →
POLITICIANS should spend time on the beat with police officers before criticising the service’s request for spit hoods. Neil Bowles, Chairman of South Yorkshire Police Federation, said officers should be… read more →
SENIOR leaders in policing need to move away from judging and blaming those in the service who suffer from mental health illnesses and start taking responsibility for the issue. That… read more →
THE use of police custody as a place of safety under mental health legislation across the country has more than halved in one year. In South Yorkshire the number of… read more →
THE police service needs to be representative of society by allowing potential recruits to have tattoos. South Yorkshire Police Federation Chairman Neil Bowles said that because an increasing number of… read more →
A CHEAPER communications system due to replace Airwave in three years is at high risk of failing, according to the government’s spending watchdog. After analysing the new £1.2bn Emergency Services… read more →
A QUICK-thinking South Yorkshire police officer has been hailed a hero after rescuing a toddler from drowning on holiday. PC Dan Radford, aged 37, had been relaxing in the pool… read more →
POLICE officers are human and must be allowed to make mistakes, the President of the Superintendents’ Association of England and Wales has urged. Gavin Thomas, speaking at the association’s annual… read more →
MOTORISTS are illegally using mobile phones while driving in “epidemic proportions” because they have no fear of being caught by the police, the RAC has warned. Twice as many people… read more →