SOUTH Yorkshire Police Federation is looking forward to getting involved with a seminar with the Policing Minister should the event be expanded in the future.<\/p>\n
Several Federation Reps from across England and Wales recently had the chance to quiz Kit Malthouse directly about policing issues such as stricter sentences for would-be police assailants and progress on the much-needed officer uplift plans.<\/p>\n
The Minister said his top three priorities were getting crime down, recruiting the new cops and ensuring the police family is \u201chappy, safe and well-motivated\u201d.<\/p>\n
Mr Malthouse said the Government was determined to\u00a0introduce a Police Covenant and protections for police drivers\u00a0“as soon as possible”. He also supported calls to speed up IOPC officer investigations and said 6,000 new officers would be recruited by Christmas.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s a great idea and sounds as if it was beneficial,\u201d South Yorkshire Police Federation Chairman Steve Kent said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a really good sign that the Government wants to speak to Reps like this and hopefully it will become a regular thing and expanded to even include the Home Secretary perhaps at some point.\u201d<\/p>\n
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