THE FUTURE of incremental pay for police officers is still under negotiation, the Police Federation of England and Wales has said. As part of the Comprehensive Spending Review, Chancellor George… read more →

THE DELAY in a pay agreement for officers deployed to the G8 Summit has been branded as “ridiculous” by South Yorkshire Police Federation’s chairman. Neil Bowles said officers from his… read more →

THE Home Secretary has said it is “impossible not to feel sympathy” with police officers following “painful” changes to their pay and conditions – but has again refused to back… read more →

INSPECTORS should only conduct PACE reviews by telephone in “extreme circumstances”, the chairman of South Yorkshire Police Federation has warned. Under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE), an… read more →

ONE in five South Yorkshire Police officers are locked in career limbo in what has been described as a “dark period for promotions” in the police service. A Freedom of… read more →

ASPIRING police inspectors have achieved a “significant” pass rate in their promotions assessment, despite fewer candidates seeking promotion this year. More than 85 per cent of candidates who took the… read more →

LARGER workloads, longer hours and an increase in travel times are contributing to an increase in stress among police officers, the Police Federation of England and Wales has said. Carolyn… read more →

SOUTH Yorkshire Police officers are being encouraged to donate £1.30 a week to the Police Treatment Centres charity so they can receive treatment for free if they are injured or… read more →

HOME Secretary Theresa May “is not for budging on compulsory severance”, Police Federation chairman across England and Wales have warned. The ability for chief constables to forcibly make police officers… read more →

UNIONS representing police staff in England and Wales have put forward a claim for a three per cent pay rise for their members. The Trade Union Side of the Police… read more →