MAKING potential police officer recruits pay for their own training at university is a money-saving exercise that will not guarantee producing top officers, the Chairman of South Yorkshire Police Federation… read more →
FIGURES published by the Government show South Yorkshire Police currently has 2,538 police officers – that is 515 fewer than there were in 2009. The police workforce strength statistics show… read more →
MORE than 250 jobs, including 55 police officer roles, will be cut from South Yorkshire Police by April 2017, according to new projections. Despite Chancellor George Osborne’s proclamation in the… read more →
A SOUTH Yorkshire Police inspector has been named the overall winner at this year’s Outstanding Contribution to Road Policing Awards. The awards night, held during the Roads Policing Conference, recognises… read more →
A POLICE constable who was bitten while trying to arrest a suspected shoplifter has been presented with a bravery award. PC Terri Watson was off duty in Doncaster when she… read more →
ROAD deaths in South Yorkshire nearly doubled last year compared to 2014 – with the force now looking “at where best we can maximise our resources” to reduce the problem.… read more →
POLICE officers involved in pursuits and response drivers should seek legal advice before making statements about incidents, even if told they are being interviewed as a witness. That was the… read more →
THE Police Federation of England and Wales has warned chief constables against penalising officers by taking away their right to double time on Bank Holidays, branding the move “counter-productive”. The National… read more →
THE traditional rank structure of the English and Welsh police service could be torn up by the Home Secretary under the new Policing and Crime Bill, which has been laid… read more →
POLICE officers will soon be able to resign or retire while subject to an investigation, although disciplinary proceedings will still continue. A new Policing and Crime Bill, which contains the… read more →