THE Home Secretary’s speech at the PFEW Annual Conference was “warm and supportive” but needs to be followed up with real action, the Chair of South Yorkshire Police Federation has… read more →
THE Home Secretary was grilled on vaccines priority, driver training and police pay at the Police Federation of England and Wales’ annual conference earlier today (9 June). Officers told Priti… read more →
POLICE officers not being prioritised for the COVID-19 vaccine “is a failing of Government, and it’s a failing that we will never forget”, PFEW Chair John Apter has said. Speaking… read more →
THE pressure felt by police officers to keep the public safe during the Covid-19 pandemic and the challenges brought by constant changes to Covid-19 laws and legislation came under the… read more →
JUDGES and magistrates must use the new sentencing guidelines being introduced in July to ensure those who assault police officers and other emergency service workers receive the maximum tariff sentences… read more →
THE summer will be “a challenging period for officers”, who will be in greater demand while suffering from fatigue themselves, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. Chair Steve Kent warned… read more →
THE number of officers being deployed to help police the G7 Summit in Cornwall next month could heap more pressure on police covering their shifts back in South Yorkshire, the… read more →
MORE than 750 new officers have been recruited by South Yorkshire Police over the past two years as part of the Government’s uplift in recruits. South Yorkshire Police Federation Chair… read more →
POTENTIAL new police recruits need to have more than one avenue available to join the job, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. From July 2022 the only route into policing… read more →
OFFICER wellbeing will be “right up there” on the list of priorities for the new Temporary Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police, the Federation has said. Lauren Poultney has been… read more →