THE number of officers being deployed to help police the G7 Summit in Cornwall next month could heap more pressure on police covering their shifts back in South Yorkshire, the… read more →

MORE than 750 new officers have been recruited by South Yorkshire Police over the past two years as part of the Government’s uplift in recruits. South Yorkshire Police Federation Chair… read more →

POTENTIAL new police recruits need to have more than one avenue available to join the job, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. From July 2022 the only route into policing… read more →

OFFICER wellbeing will be “right up there” on the list of priorities for the new Temporary Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police, the Federation has said. Lauren Poultney has been… read more →

SOUTH Yorkshire Police Federation says it will endeavour to “continue the constructive relationship” it has with Police and Crime Commissioner Dr Alan Billings, who has been re-elected for a third… read more →

THE upcoming Police Federation Conference is a great opportunity to “let the powers that be know the feeling out there from officers” and press for continued investment in policing, according… read more →

FEDERATION Reps having a role in training new IOPC investigators is a “step in the right direction”, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. As part of a new training scheme,… read more →

ANYONE convicted of assaulting a police officer must be given a mandatory jail sentence, “no ifs or buts”. South Yorkshire Police Federation Chairman Steve Kent was speaking after it emerged… read more →

OFFICERS must have the right kit to protect them during violent protests as “situations can turn hostile in an instant”, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. The safety of police… read more →

THE violent offender who attacked South Yorkshire Police PC Dan Lumley, leaving him with a broken nose, permanent scarring and a loss of smell, has been jailed for 20 months.… read more →