THE majority of police officers will be paying slightly less pension contributions than expected under the career average new scheme – set to come in on 1 April. Most officers (Tier… read more →
THE Government has left police officers in “limbo” about the upcoming new pension scheme – beginning on 1 April. South Yorkshire Police Federation has hit out at the Home Office over its… read more →
ASSAULTS on police officers must be recorded properly to demonstrate the danger they face day to day, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. The force recorded just two assaults against police… read more →
“DISGUSTINGLY offensive, ignorant and deluded.” That’s the response from frontline police officers to Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary’s comments that “the demands made on the police” have fallen along with recorded crime.… read more →
DEMAND on the police has grown so much so that the service needs to start saying “no”, the chairman of South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. Neil Bowles was responding to comments… read more →
MORE than 97% of 1,000 Essex Police officers surveyed say they are concerned for public safety because of the £72.5 million Government funding cuts in the county. The results have been… read more →
POLICE officers will be able to test motorists for illegal drugs from this spring, ministers have announced Mike Penning, police minister, (pictured) and Robert Goodwill, roads minister told the national… read more →
DEDICATED police officers, staff, investigative teams and partnership projects have been recognised and acknowledged at South Yorkshire Police’s Doncaster district awards. Pictured are the investigation of the year award winners… read more →
DEPARTMENTAL mergers at South Yorkshire Police will put stretched officers under even more pressure, the local Police Federation has warned. Chief Constable David Crompton has to find savings of £49… read more →
POLICE officers will no longer be able to resign or retire if they are subject to a misconduct allegation that might lead to dismissal. The new Home Office regulations mean… read more →