THE ‘pressure cooker’ environment officers work in is enough to make many of them leave the force for good, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. Worrying new figures show nearly… read more →
“THE T7 is a more modern, effective and safer device,” the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) has said, as the Home Secretary approves the new-model Taser’s use. Taser… read more →
EXHAUSTED officers are giving it their all, but something has to be done to redress the balance. Officers are being run ragged and their health, family and social lives are… read more →
Police officer assaults have increased by a worrying 31% in July compared with last year, new figures have shown. The rise may be driven by increases in common assaults on… read more →
MORE than nine in ten people said they were satisfied with the way local police officers responded to lockdown, a new survey has found. The Telephone-operated Crime Survey for England… read more →
POLICE officers in South Yorkshire are among the hardest working cops in the country and they deserve to be rewarded, the force’s Federation has said. Steve Kent, Federation Chair, was… read more →
Police Officers in England and Wales will receive a 2.5% pay rise – to take effect from 1 September – 2020 after the Government accepted in full the recommendations of… read more →
STRONGER sentences need to be handed out if attacks on police officers are to be deterred, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. Chair Steve Kent (pictured) was speaking after it… read more →
SOUTH Yorkshire Police Federation has praised the Home Secretary’s approach to police assaults, after Priti Patel announced plans to double sentences for those who attack officers. 662 officers were assaulted… read more →
OFFICERS have been encouraged to contribute to the Police Federation of England and Wales’ annual Pay and Morale Survey to ensure their voices are heard in future negotiations. Every officer… read more →