{"id":364853,"date":"2024-03-21T14:44:38","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T14:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sypfcopperconnection.co.uk\/?p=364853"},"modified":"2024-03-21T14:44:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T14:44:38","slug":"new-support-hub-for-policing-retirees-and-leavers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sypfcopperconnection.co.uk\/?p=364853","title":{"rendered":"New Support Hub For Policing Retirees And Leavers"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new online hub for policing retirees and leavers is a positive step to supporting those people and keeping them within the police family, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said.<\/p>\n

The Oscar Kilo hub can be found at www.oscarkilo.org.uk\/leaving-the-police<\/a>. It offers advice and support through every stage of an officer\u2019s journey, from initial thinking about next steps, to creating a CV, networking, interviews and wellbeing.<\/p>\n

Providing support to those who are leaving or who have left policing is a key pillar of the Police Covenant. The Covenant recognises the unique contribution and sacrifices that both police officers and police staff make as a result of their service.<\/p>\n

South Yorkshire Police Federation Chair Steve Kent said: \u201cWe absolutely need to look after our retired officers and people who have left the force, because it\u2019s not a door that gets closed.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we see with high-profile cases in this force area, such as Hillsborough, support from the Federation continues to look after those people. Things that have happened in their service will continue to affect them, whether that\u2019s the stresses of the job or incidents that they\u2019ve been to that they may or may not be investigated for.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is one of the reasons why we encourage people to try to stay with our Group Insurance Scheme if they can, because of the support that is provided by them which includes online counselling \u2013 that\u2019s really important.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cThere\u2019s no way we should be switching the tap off for people who have left the organisation, and we need to continue to work with the National Association of Retired Police Officers (NARPO) to provide as much support as we can to our retired colleagues.\u201d<\/p>\n