THE Home Secretary has advised the police pay review body to stick to the Treasury’s limit of an average one per cent pay rise for officers next year. Amber Rudd… read more →
THE Chair of South Yorkshire Police Federation has backed the call for a 2.8% pay rise for all police officers as the pay and conditions of Bobbies have “slipped further… read more →
FUTURE recruits to the police service will need a degree – although forces will be able to hire non-graduates and pay for them to complete a policing degree on the… read more →
HOW do you design a degree course comprehensive enough to demonstrate an ability to be an effective police officer? That is the question posed by South Yorkshire Police Federation Chair… read more →
THE public have shown their support for police officers having access to Taser – with 71% considering it acceptable for police officers to carry Taser when on patrol. An Ipsos… read more →
TASER is a vital piece of kit for police officers to ensure their safety and to protect the public, the Chair of South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. Zuleika Payne… read more →
SOUTH Yorkshire Police officers have been praised for their dedication and commitment during what has been a challenging year for the force. In a Christmas and New Year message to… read more →
THE ethos that “someone must be to blame” pervades across policing and must be changed, the chief executive of the College of Policing has said. Chief Constable Alex Marshall said… read more →
MORE than half of people in some parts of England and Wales have not seen a “bobby on the beat” for a whole year, according to new analysis of a… read more →
EXCESSIVE drinking in Britain is adding “intolerable pressure” to the work of police officers and other emergency service personnel, a new Parliamentary inquiry has found. The All Party Parliamentary Group… read more →