South Yorkshire Police Federation joined the wider police family to honour the thousands of officers who have died on police duty. Federation Chair Steve Kent paid his respects to fallen… read more →
NEARLY 8,500 officers in the UK were signed off due to stress, depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the past year, 171 of whom were South Yorkshire Police… read more →
PREVENTION is better than cure when it comes to stress in policing, the Chair of South Yorkshire Police Federation has said on Stress Awareness Day. Steve Kent said: “My concern… read more →
THERE needs to be “continued investment in policing” in the Government’s forthcoming Spending Review, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce the Comprehensive Spending Review on… read more →
THE Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) says it has made “significant improvements” in the timeliness of investigations, with more than 90% completed within 12 months, but the Chair of… read more →
THE Police Superintendents’ Association has joined the Police Federation by abandoning the pay review body, in what South Yorkshire Police Federation has called “a united front of outrage”. Speaking at… read more →
HOME Secretary Priti Patel has been criticised for pulling out of appearing at the Police Superintendents’ Association conference. The Home Secretary was supposed to speak in person at the conference… read more →
IT IS good news for everyone that Special Constables will be able to join the Federation from next year and get the same support, representation and rights as existing members,… read more →
EXTRA legislation to protect roads policing officers “can’t come soon enough”, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said, following a successful meeting between Federation representatives and members of the House of… read more →
A NEW law designed to protect police drivers could still leave them in danger of being prosecuted for their work at the wheel, the Police Federation of England and Wales’… read more →