ANY increase in the use of Taser should be coupled with greater support for officers when it comes to deployment, the Chair Elect of South Yorkshire Police Federation has said.… read more →
A SOUTH Yorkshire duo have been named overall winners at the Fireside K9 police dog competition. Police Dog Evo and his handler PC Adrian Noble added yet another trophy to… read more →
CONSTABLES need to make themselves aware of how competency assessments will affect their pay rises in the coming years. PCs approaching pay point four will have to undertake a competency… read more →
POLICE body cameras can dramatically reduce the number of complaints against officers, new research has suggested. A Cambridge University study showed complaints by members of the public against officers fell… read more →
SOUTH Yorkshire Police must have the appropriate policies in place before body worn cameras are to be rolled out to officers, the local Police Federation has warned. Zuleika Payne, Chair… read more →
THE Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has criticised proposals for policing to become a graduate profession. The organisation – the professional body for human resources workers – said… read more →
THE police service risks sliding back into a 1970s policing model if officers are required to have a degree, the Chair Elect of South Yorkshire Police Federation has warned. Zuleika… read more →
POLICE chiefs believe a 50 per cent rise in detentions under the Mental Health Act over the past decade is because of cuts to community psychiatric care. The number of… read more →
DEMOLITION work has begun at Hammerton Road Police Station as discussions continue about the site’s future use. Sheffield North West Local Policing Team (LPT) has been working out of Hayes… read more →
THE Police Service must always pay its respects to the “wonderful, courageous individuals” who have died in the line of duty. That’s the view of South Yorkshire Police Federation Chair-Elect… read more →