Officers should not work on their rest days or be called into work on their days off, South Yorkshire Police Federation has warned. Chair Steve Kent was speaking following proposals… read more →
Police victims of racist hate crime need proper support, but the courts also need to take such incidents seriously, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. South Yorkshire Police Federation Chair… read more →
England and Wales are “on the cusp of a mental health crisis” in policing, South Yorkshire Police Federation has warned. Officers are repeatedly being exposed to trauma due to a… read more →
In South Yorkshire, 189 police officers were signed off work last year due to stress, depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. Across the… read more →
The Chair of South Yorkshire Police Federation has candidly shared his account of dealing with officers who have committed suicide. It follows a Channel 4 News investigation finding at least… read more →
South Yorkshire Police Federation is doing all it can to support officers’ mental health and drive down the crisis of police suicide, Chair Steve Kent has said. But he warned… read more →
New figures show that 142 South Yorkshire officers were injured from police training from 2022-2025. Across the UK, 5,359 were recorded from training in the same period. South Yorkshire Police… read more →
“The sentence has to fit the crime better – it’s totally unacceptable”, the Chair of South Yorkshire Police Federation has said, after a man who assaulted an officer and left… read more →
Thugs who intentionally injure police officers should receive a mandatory prison sentence, South Yorkshire Police Federation says. It followed an LBC investigation finding police, prison officers, doctors, nurses and teachers… read more →
The PFEW has launched an accreditation programme for Federation Reps, in partnership with the Open University. Due to launch in the Autumn, the course will offer a fully accredited Level… read more →