Police forces are so under-resourced that officers often feel they can’t provide the service to the public that they want to, the Chair of South Yorkshire Police Federation has said.… read more →
Fewer officers want to go for promotion due to high pressure and bureaucracy, the Chair of South Yorkshire Police Federation has said, following HMICFRS’ warning that forces have significant gaps… read more →
Police Federation reforms are needed, but more power should go to local branches so they are able to provide the best service to their members, South Yorkshire Police Federation has… read more →
The Chair of South Yorkshire Police Federation has welcomed a new project analysing the mental demands of driving under blue lights, but emphasised that its findings must be acted upon.… read more →
Police officers will continue struggling to make ends meet without a “drastic improvement” in pay, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. Chair Steve Kent revealed only recently the force’s foodbank… read more →
Police officers have tragically taken their own lives due to the “sheer pressure” of the job, South Yorkshire Police Federation has warned. Federation Chair Steve Kent said the plight in… read more →
South Yorkshire Police remains among the most “under resourced and underfunded” forces in the country, its Federation has said. The bleak picture was revealed after the Government corrected its neighbourhood… read more →
Policing across South Yorkshire is “stretched to the limit” because of chronic underfunding, the county’s police Federation has said. Chair Steve Kent said cops were working on the red line… read more →
It is “absolutely vital” that police officers suffering with the effects of long Covid should be supported, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. It followed Oscar Kilo, the National Police… read more →
South Yorkshire Police Federation has offered its support to officers ahead of a gruelling 180-mile fundraiser. Officers will be getting on their bikes for the Police Unity Tour on the… read more →