OFFICERS are becoming psychologically and physically fatigued from policing during the COVID-19 pandemic, South Yorkshire Police Federation Chairman Steve Kent has said. England’s lockdown ends on 2 December, after which… read more →
“WE’RE not the enemy, we are just trying to keep people as safe as possible and do so in a common-sense way.” South Yorkshire Police Federation has said officers are… read more →
POLICE officers need to continue to adhere to rules and wear PPE, for their colleagues and the public as well as themselves, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. New figures… read more →
OFFICERS need consistent support when they have been assaulted, so that they don’t “slip through the net”. South Yorkshire Police Federation Chairman Steve Kent was speaking after the College of… read more →
ALL police officers and staff should get the support and justice they deserve after they have been assaulted, whichever force they represent. That’s the goal of Chief Inspector Dave Brewster,… read more →
THE sale of fireworks needs to be restricted as the time around Bonfire Night has become “like a war zone”. South Yorkshire Police Federation Chairman Steve Kent made the comments… read more →
BODY-WORN video footage should be released when appropriate to “put out the full context” of an incident when the public post short clips of police interactions on social media. That… read more →
ROADS policing officers need specific support as they often attend traumatic incidents, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. Chairman Steve Kent said: “Every aspect of policing, especially frontline policing or… read more →
OFFICERS should be “very wary of having work-related social media groups”, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said, after two officers from another force were sacked over messages and images posted… read more →
IT is good news that legislation has been changed to allow officers to carry Taser and other PPE in court. South Yorkshire Police Federation said the move will protect officers… read more →