THE Chairman of South Yorkshire Police Federation has hit out at requests from Chief Officers to scrap a number of police officer Bank Holidays and the overnight allowance. Neil Bowles… read more →
POLICE officers are facing yet another hit in the relentless attack on their take home pay this April with a 1.4% rise in their National Insurance contributions. Following little or no… read more →
TWO South Yorkshire Police officers have been honoured by the Queen. PC Zuleika Payne (right) has received with the Queen’s Police Medal (QPM) in the New Year honours for her… read more →
OFFICERS are being urged to share their experiences of how cuts to policing budgets have affected their health, safety and wellbeing in an upcoming online survey. The Police Federation of… read more →
SOUTH Yorkshire Police is recruiting and has “exciting opportunities available for experienced officers to join a forward thinking, modern Police Force who provide a wide range of career opportunities and… read more →
CRIME is up 6% across England and Wales, new figures have shown. There was a 3% increase in crime across South Yorkshire, with a total of 96,303 offences recorded, including 17,680… read more →
THE roles of firefighter and police officer need to be kept totally separate as they are “totally different disciplines”, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. This month, ministerial responsibility for… read more →
SOUTH Yorkshire Police should be increasing its firearms capacity – but will need Government funding to do this. That’s the message from Neil Bowles, Chairman of South Yorkshire Police Federation… read more →
MERGING police forces across England and Wales will save the service money and reduce the number of chief officers across a larger force area, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said.… read more →
MOVES to substitute fully trained and warranted police officers with volunteers are ill-thought out and will not allow the service to best serve the public. The criticism by the Police… read more →