CHRISTMAS and New Year Message for Members from Steve Kent, Chair of South Yorkshire Police Federation. “I would like to wish all of our officers and their families a good… read more →
A SHOCKING 86% of South Yorkshire Police officers feel ‘worse off’ financially now than they were five years ago, new research has found. And 16% ‘never’ or ‘almost never’ have… read more →
THE new Prime Minister needs to understand that policing is “on the cusp of a dangerous precipice” and needs urgent investment, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. Federation Chair Steve… read more →
A RETURN to austerity would break policing, with both officers and the public suffering, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said ahead of the autumn budget. It has been reported that… read more →
THAT was South Yorkshire Police Federation Chair Steve Kent’s response to new figures showing that 37,000 physical assaults on police officers took place across England and Wales in the year… read more →
“IT is totally unfair and unjustified to tar all police officers with the same brush,” the Chairman of South Yorkshire Police Federation has said about the media response to a… read more →
THERE needs to be a “drastic re-evaluation of police pay”, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said, as officers struggle financially and resort to pay-day loans as the cost of living… read more →
THE continued use of legally qualified chairs in the police misconduct process makes it fairer and prevents “kangaroo courts”, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. The national Police Federation of… read more →
OFFICERS should be double-crewed as default when attending potentially violent incidents, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. New research focused on West Midlands Police shows that double-crewing increases detection rates… read more →
IT’S vital to break the stigma around mental ill-health and focus on prevention rather than cure, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. Federation Chair Steve Kent was speaking as a… read more →