Over 70% of South Yorkshire Police officers say they have at least one physical health condition that they believe to be caused by or made worse by wearing uniform. In… read more →
Police forces should be more thoughtful about the technology they procure, South Yorkshire Police Federation said, as the Home Office admitted that forces are not always getting value for money.… read more →
The Chair of South Yorkshire Police Federation has spoken about the victim support it offers to officers who suffer hate crime, as it emerged that at least 11,000 hate crimes… read more →
Officers should be given training that is “engaging and quality” to ensure forces are benefitting from the highest quality policing, South Yorkshire Police Federation says. Federation Chair Steve Kent said… read more →
Every police officer in the UK should be offered an annual well-being check-up if the service is to protect officers from the disturbing increase in suicide. Three colleagues have died… read more →
Policing is on the cusp of a mental health crisis, the Chair of South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. Steve Kent was speaking after 67% of officers reported physical exhaustion… read more →
The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) has stepped up its engagement with Parliament by taking its ‘Copped Enough’ campaign to party conferences and pressing for urgent reforms. PFEW… read more →
Police officers who are under investigation for long stretches of time are being “broken” by the system, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said, as plans emerged that could mean investigations… read more →
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 →