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 →
PROTECTING police officers from an “alarming” number of assaults must be a priority for forces and the Government, the Chair of South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. As a number… read more →
THE Chair of South Yorkshire Police Federation has added her praise for a man who helped to save the life of PC Lisa Bates after she was attacked on duty.… read more →
TWO South Yorkshire PCs who tackled a violent man and his dog were among the officers and staff awarded for their outstanding work to keep Doncaster safe. PC Kelly and… read more →
HM Inspectorate of Constabulary has criticised South Yorkshire Police, saying it must make ‘substantial’ improvements to keep people safe. The HMIC into performance during 2016 judged the force as ‘requires… read more →
DEAN Hague, Secretary of South Yorkshire Police Federation, has left his job as an operational sergeant to join the Federation full time. He speaks about leaving his frontline role to be… read more →
THE state of IT in the force, issues around collaborative working, voluntary severance and investigations by the Independent Police Complaints Commission all came up at the force’s latest Question Time.… read more →