ROADS policing cutbacks mean ‘minor’ traffic offences such as careless driving cannot be effectively detected, MPs have warned. A report by parliament’s Transport Select Committee suggested that a fall in… read more →
POLICE officers now spend just half their working hours on the beat following Government cuts, HMIC has warned. The watchdog said overstretched officers are no longer able to spend much… read more →
THE Chairman of South Yorkshire Police Federation has called for praise for his members who are “working as hard as they can” – as the force received a negative report… read more →
A CONSULTATION has been launched on “academic recognition” for police officers – a degree for future entrants and new policing apprenticeships Chief Constable Alex Marshall, CEO of the College of… read more →
MAKING potential police officer recruits pay for their own training at university is a money-saving exercise that will not guarantee producing top officers, the Chairman of South Yorkshire Police Federation… read more →
FIGURES published by the Government show South Yorkshire Police currently has 2,538 police officers – that is 515 fewer than there were in 2009. The police workforce strength statistics show… read more →
MORE than 250 jobs, including 55 police officer roles, will be cut from South Yorkshire Police by April 2017, according to new projections. Despite Chancellor George Osborne’s proclamation in the… read more →
A SOUTH Yorkshire Police inspector has been named the overall winner at this year’s Outstanding Contribution to Road Policing Awards. The awards night, held during the Roads Policing Conference, recognises… read more →
A POLICE constable who was bitten while trying to arrest a suspected shoplifter has been presented with a bravery award. PC Terri Watson was off duty in Doncaster when she… read more →
ROAD deaths in South Yorkshire nearly doubled last year compared to 2014 – with the force now looking “at where best we can maximise our resources” to reduce the problem.… read more →