SOUTH Yorkshire Police has appointed its first ever female chief officer, Jo Byrne, a “highly experienced” assistant chief constable from West Midlands Police. South Yorkshire had been one of 17… read more →
THE FIRST group of officers in the country to have their applications for voluntary severance approved will leave the police service within the next three months. The 24 officers from… read more →
THE POLICE Federation of England and Wales has insisted that stop and search is an “effective tool” despite a report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary that criticised its use.… read more →
THE police minister and the country’s chief constables have been told to publish a list of actions they will take to tackle plummeting police morale. MPs on the Home Affairs… read more →
ONE in five officers visiting the Police Treatment Centres are seeking help for non-physical issues, such as work-related stress, anxiety or depression. The charity has dispelled the myth that it… read more →
A POLICE officer somewhere in the UK is assaulted by a member of the public every 27 minutes. In South Yorkshire Police, force statistics show 66 officers were assaulted in… read more →
THE FUTURE of incremental pay for police officers is still under negotiation, the Police Federation of England and Wales has said. As part of the Comprehensive Spending Review, Chancellor George… read more →
THE DELAY in a pay agreement for officers deployed to the G8 Summit has been branded as “ridiculous” by South Yorkshire Police Federation’s chairman. Neil Bowles said officers from his… read more →
THE Home Secretary has said it is “impossible not to feel sympathy” with police officers following “painful” changes to their pay and conditions – but has again refused to back… read more →
INSPECTORS should only conduct PACE reviews by telephone in “extreme circumstances”, the chairman of South Yorkshire Police Federation has warned. Under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE), an… read more →