SOUTH Yorkshire Police must nurture its officers to get the most out of them, Federation Chair Zuleika Payne has said.<\/p>\n
She was responding to the latest PEEL report on the force by HMICFRS, which criticised the force for not \u201cunderstanding the skills and capability of its workforce\u201d.<\/p>\n
Zuleika said: \u201cWhat is interesting to note is that when we had our peer review it did highlight a concern that leaders don\u2019t listen. And we now find ourselves in a situation where we\u2019ve got an HMIC report which suggests that leaders aren\u2019t acutely aware of the skills and the skill sets amongst their staff, which echoes some of the sentiment in that peer review.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut as an organisation what we have done is start to explore this with senior leaders, to look at the talent within the organisation and how we manage that talent to develop and nurture it.\u201d<\/p>\n
South Yorkshire was rated as \u2018requires improvement\u2019 in the report, and Zuleika said time would tell whether the changes made by the force would make a real difference.<\/p>\n
She said: \u201cIt hasn\u2019t been easy for officers here in South Yorkshire, and the legacy issues haven\u2019t served us well. Where the HMIC identified that we do have plans and measures in place, I suppose it\u2019s only natural that what they want to see is the service moving in the right direction and ensure that this is sustainable.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo perhaps, here, time is a key factor when it comes to measuring the organisation, in as far as we need to make sure that while the intention is there, that we actually deliver.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat must never go unnoticed is the resolve and stoicism demonstrated by our officers who strive to deliver in these incredibly difficult times\u201d.<\/p>\n