A TWO minute silence was held to remember police officer Yvonne Fletcher, on the 30th anniversary of her murder. Metropolitan Police commissioner, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, said the force are “determined… read more →
THE Police Federation is urging officers to make use of the force’s bonus payment scheme. South Yorkshire Police has a budget of £30,000 a year for these bonuses – of between… read more →
SOUTH Yorkshire Police has celebrated its 40th birthday. The Force was formed on April 1 1974 as a merger of the previous Sheffield and Rotherham Constabulary joining the Barnsley and… read more →
THERE are risks that some victims of domestic abuse may not be getting the response or quality of service they need from South Yorkshire Police, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary have… read more →
TASER use has fallen by 11 per cent at South Yorkshire Police. There were 73 uses of the less lethal weapon in 2013, down 9 from 82 the previous year. This… read more →
A MOVE to bring external recruits into senior policing roles for the first time – otherwise known as direct entry – is coming into force in England and Wales. A… read more →
THE Code of Ethics – the first national document setting out the standards of professional behaviour for police officers and staff – is being sent to forces this month. It… read more →
OVERTIME payments to PCs and sergeants could have disappeared entirely had a proposal made by Tom Winsor been pushed through, it has emerged. Police officials spent a “highly-charged” six-hour meeting… read more →
THEY ran in all weathers. At all times day and night. Two miles a day for 125 days in memory of PC Nicola Hughes. And the police officers, community support officers… read more →
POLICE officers must spend more time preventing crime if the service is to succeed in times of economic austerity, the policing watchdog has said. Tom Winsor, HM Chief Inspector of… read more →