DON’T forget about police funding – that’s the message from South Yorkshire Police Federation as the Government readies itself for a change in leadership. Brexit and the recent resignation of… read more →
SOUTH Yorkshire Police Federation is hoping to see a ‘complete attitude change’ to policing from the next Prime Minister. Departing leader Theresa May made few friends in the sector during… read more →
SOUTH Yorkshire Police drivers are being urged to remember they still have no added protection in law when driving in pursuit or in response. Currently they are subject to the… read more →
PLANS to provide better protection for police drivers when they are in pursuit and responding to 999 call outs have moved a step closer after it was revealed the public… read more →
SOUTH Yorkshire Police Federation wants low-level police misconduct cases to take no longer than 12 months to resolve. Some Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) cases can take five years… read more →
A NEW campaign aimed at regulating the length of time it takes for police discipline allegations to be resolved is under way. The Police Federation wants a statutory time limit… read more →
THE stigma around PTSD among officers is starting to fall away, says South Yorkshire Police Federation. Recent Cambridge University-led research into PTSD on the force revealed that nearly all the… read more →
ONE in five police officers suffer from symptoms of PTSD, but over two-thirds are unaware they are suffering from the illness. A new survey by Police Care UK has revealed… read more →
A NEW £7.5m scheme aimed at helping police officers and staff who are suffering from mental and physical health issues has been launched by the College of Policing and National… read more →
GETTING new recruits into CID will help make the job more ‘tolerable’, says South Yorkshire Police Federation. A recent HMICFRS report into the sector nationally has revealed that inexperienced uniformed… read more →