Police forces are facing a “massive vacuum of skills” due to experienced officers leaving the job, South Yorkshire Police Federation has warned. Federation Chair Steve Kent said forces were “haemorrhaging… read more →
Police officers taking on second jobs in record numbers has laid bare the crisis in pay and wellbeing, South Yorkshire Police Federation has warned. In some forces the number working… read more →
Government investment in neighbourhood policing is a sticking plaster solution to a larger problem, South Yorkshire Police Federation says. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer pledged to recruit 3,000 more neighbourhood… read more →
A public sector worker is assaulted every two minutes in the UK, according to an investigation from LBC. Drawing on NHS data, Home Office statistics and freedom of information requests,… read more →
Police officers are more openly talking about stress in what marks a positive change in culture, South Yorkshire Police Federation says. The Federation has seen an increase in people using… read more →
Officers daunted by challenges of early parenthood or exhausted by sleepless nights could benefit from new support launched by Oscar Kilo, the National Police Wellbeing Service. An information pack and… read more →
The “first ripples” of a mental health epidemic in policing could soon become a “tidal wave” unless a solution is found, according to South Yorkshire Police Federation. Federation Chair Steve… read more →
South Yorkshire Police Federation has praised the fantastic work of three police officers who have been honoured at the South Yorkshire Emergency Services Awards. Detective Inspector Mark Cockayne was named… read more →
The Chair of South Yorkshire Police Federation has shared his excitement at the return of the annual bravery awards. The hotly-anticipated event is being held in Sheffield on 22 May… read more →
A South Yorkshire Police officer will head down to London this month to attend the National Police Bravery Awards. PC Jessica Winton will take her place among the nation’s most… read more →