DEAN Hague, Secretary of South Yorkshire Police Federation, has left his job as an operational sergeant to join the Federation full time. He speaks about leaving his frontline role to be… read more →

THE state of IT in the force, issues around collaborative working, voluntary severance and investigations by the Independent Police Complaints Commission all came up at the force’s latest Question Time.… read more →

SOUTH Yorkshire Police has doubled the number of its officers and staff specially qualified to help members of the public who are deaf or hard of hearing. The force’s Police… read more →

LOVE is in the air for two Sheffield officers who met on the job in London, and transferred up north together “to improve life for themselves and their young daughter”.… read more →

A BILL which would give police officers greater protections from assaults and being spat at has passed the first stage in the House of Commons. The proposed Crime (Assaults on… read more →

A LABOUR politician pushing for greater protection for police officers against assaults and spitting has spoken about the personal inspiration behind her campaign. Holly Lynch, MP for Halifax, presented a… read more →

NEW rules on use of force recording will help protect officers, the Police Federation of England and Wales has said. From 1 April, the Home Office has stipulated that all… read more →

PROGRESS is being made to change law to better protect police drivers, delegates were told at the annual Police Federation of England and Wales Roads Policing Conference. Figures from PFEW… read more →

THE prospect of relocation and a lack of financial reward are key barriers to eligible candidates applying for available chief officer roles, according to a survey by the College of… read more →

AN EMPLOYMENT tribunal has ruled that the government’s transitional pension arrangements for the 2015 Firefighter’s Pension Scheme did not discriminate on the grounds of age, sex or race. The Fire… read more →