POLICE officers have reported spending up to 80% of some shifts waiting in hospitals or for ambulances to arrive. One officer described the waiting times in A&E as “ridiculous” and… read more →
A DIRECTORY showing officers and staff how to convert their on-the-job experience into academic certificates will be launched by the College of Policing this summer. The Recognised Prior Experience and… read more →
THE Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is being challenged over investigation delays, poor practice and mistreatment of officers that leaves members feeling short-changed and aggrieved by the organisation. The Police Federation… read more →
THE UK economy is “simply not working” for neighbourhood policing, leaving the service in a “perilous state” in some areas, Chancellor Philip Hammond was told following his Spring Budget. Opposition… read more →
CHIEF officers have been told to “stop pussyfooting around” and increase the number of Tasers available to police officers. Nigel Goodband, Chairman of the British Transport Police Federation, made the… read more →
THE news that a police officer lost their life yesterday, defending the safety of others, has left both colleagues and the public numb. “No words can capture how members of the… read more →
FURTHER cuts of £2.5 million to the South Yorkshire Police budget will see fewer officers, community policing damaged and a poorer service to the public, despite officers’ efforts. That’s the… read more →
THERE must be appropriate numbers of police officer to respond to incidents as officers never know what they will encounter when they attend an incident, the Chair of South Yorkshire Police… read more →
MORE than eight in 10 South Yorkshire Police officers think their workload is too high – and a similar proportion have experienced mental health or wellbeing issues in the past… read more →
ONE of the biggest barriers for policing and police officers to overcome is the fear of the stigma of mental ill health. Zuleika Payne, Chair of South Yorkshire Police Federation,… read more →