SOUTH Yorkshire Police Federation says officers have the ‘tools but not the resources’ to shut down illegal raves and gatherings. New anti-virus legislation has empowered forces to hand out £10,000… read more →
Officers must take rest days and their annual leave allocation ‘now more than ever’ according to South Yorkshire Police Federation. More than 480,000 rest days are owed to officers across… read more →
SOUTH Yorkshire Police Federation wants to see a more simplified College of Policing when it finishes its rebrand and relaunch. Part of the new look has seen the College of… read more →
POLICE watchdog the IOPC should be independently reviewed and assessed to check on its performance says South Yorkshire Police Federation. It says the much-criticised office has issues to resolve, but… read more →
COVID-19 will not stop police officers from remembering fallen colleagues. South Yorkshire Police Federation Chair Steve Kent said it was vital the National Police Memorial Day still went ahead this… read more →
THE ‘pressure cooker’ environment officers work in is enough to make many of them leave the force for good, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. Worrying new figures show nearly… read more →
“THE T7 is a more modern, effective and safer device,” the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) has said, as the Home Secretary approves the new-model Taser’s use. Taser… read more →
EXHAUSTED officers are giving it their all, but something has to be done to redress the balance. Officers are being run ragged and their health, family and social lives are… read more →
Police officer assaults have increased by a worrying 31% in July compared with last year, new figures have shown. The rise may be driven by increases in common assaults on… read more →
MORE than nine in ten people said they were satisfied with the way local police officers responded to lockdown, a new survey has found. The Telephone-operated Crime Survey for England… read more →