THE Home Secretary has signalled the return of national police targets, saying that after the investment in policing the Government would measure “outcomes”. Speaking at the National Police Chiefs’ Council… read more →
SOUTH Yorkshire Police Federation says it has ‘deep concerns’ about the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which it described as ‘not fit for purpose’. Chairman Steve Kent was speaking… read more →
NEW ways to deal with police misconduct will support officers who have made ‘genuine mistakes’, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. The new misconduct legislation comes into force in February… read more →
POLICE officers are set to benefit from a simpler, ‘learning based’ complaints and disciplinary process. New misconduct legislation comes into force next month aimed at ‘shaking up’ the current system.… read more →
IT IS important for MPs to understand the issues and pressures officers are facing, according to South Yorkshire Police Federation. Chairman Steve Kent has plans in place to meet MPs… read more →
A NEW study revealing the positive impact visible police patrols can have on crime has come as no surprise to South Yorkshire Police Federation. Chairman Steve Kent said the survey,… read more →
SOUTH Yorkshire Police Federation wants the courts to back up officers by using the sentencing powers they have to properly punish those who assault them. The number and severity of… read more →
POTENTIAL plans to restructure policing in England and Wales and reduce the number of individual forces have not gone down well in South Yorkshire. Several senior police chiefs have backed… read more →
ANY return to police targets in exchange for more officers will heap yet more pressure on the service, according to South Yorkshire Police Federation. One of the Government’s highest-profile election… read more →