EXPOSURE to trauma in response policing is like the “drip, drip” of Chinese water torture, Steve Kent, South Yorkshire Police Federation Chair, has said. Speaking ahead of the Response Policing… read more →

POLICE officers deserve a pay rise to acknowledge their hard work throughout the Covid-19 crisis, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. The Police Federation of England and Wales has asked… read more →

THE police have the public’s backing when trying to keep them safe by pursuing criminals on the roads, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. Steve Kent has welcomed an overhaul… read more →

PLANS to move towards competence-based pay for police officers could be problematic, and the new system could prove divisive, South Yorkshire Police Federation has warned. The Home Office has announced… read more →

POLICING must move towards competence-based remuneration – ending the link between pay and time served – the Home Office has said. The Government has called for a reform of police… read more →

A CELEBRATED influx of thousands of new police officers has left serving Sergeants with greater workloads, demands and more stress at work, a new report from the Police Federation of… read more →

THE Independent Office of Police Conduct is still making “slow progress” in improving the timeliness of investigations, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. Steve Kent was speaking after it emerged… read more →

POLICE officers are sadly becoming society’s “punch bags” during the Covid-19 crisis, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. Officers have seen a 30% increase in police assaults between March and… read more →

POLICE officers have reacted with shock, fury and disbelief to reports that prisoners will receive a vaccine against the deadly Covid-19 virus, ahead of those working in policing. This could… read more →

HEALTH Secretary Matt Hancock has told police officers in no uncertain terms that they will have to wait their turn to receive the Covid-19 vaccine – and that they will… read more →