MORE than 1,000 incidents of police officer assaults will be reviewed as part of a study to “develop strategies to reduce risks of officers being assaulted”. Hampshire Constabulary has received… read more →
THE Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) will be reformed and renamed to “improve efficiency, drive more effective governance and make it more responsive to the public”, the Home Secretary has… read more →
RENAMING the Independent Police Complaints Commission will not make any difference to how police officers view the organisation, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. “We need them to be efficient… read more →
RECRUITMENT for the direct entry scheme for police inspectors has begun in England and Wales – but South Yorkshire Police is not part of it. The force was mistakenly listed… read more →
BRAVE and heroic South Yorkshire Police officers who risked their lives and saved the lives of others have been honoured by the force. Sheffield PCs Christopher Beevers and Chelsea Rudge… read more →
MORE than 3,000 people have applied for 369 new police officer jobs in South Yorkshire – around eight applicants for every vacancy. The force is recruiting new officers to replace… read more →
CHANCELLOR George Osborne and Home Secretary Theresa May have come under fire for claiming that police funding would be protected, when tens of millions of pounds were being cut from… read more →
ON Thursday 5 May voters in South Yorkshire will vote to decide who will be their next local police and crime commissioner. The Labour Party’s Alan Billings, who took over… read more →
TEENAGER Clayton Williams has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for the manslaughter of Merseyside PC David Phillips. PC Phillips, 34, was deploying a stop-stick tyre puncturing device when… read more →
A NEW Government consultation on the formula for police funding appears to have been delayed for at least a year while chiefs prepare a report on the service’s specialist capabilities.… read more →