SOUTH Yorkshire Police is recruiting and has “exciting opportunities available for experienced officers to join a forward thinking, modern Police Force who provide a wide range of career opportunities and… read more →

CRIME is up 6% across England and Wales, new figures have shown. There was a 3% increase in crime across South Yorkshire, with a total of 96,303 offences recorded, including 17,680… read more →

THE roles of firefighter and police officer need to be kept totally separate as they are “totally different disciplines”, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. This month, ministerial responsibility for… read more →

SOUTH Yorkshire Police should be increasing its firearms capacity – but will need Government funding to do this. That’s the message from Neil Bowles, Chairman of South Yorkshire Police Federation… read more →

MERGING police forces across England and Wales will save the service money and reduce the number of chief officers across a larger force area, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said.… read more →

MOVES to substitute fully trained and warranted police officers with volunteers are ill-thought out and will not allow the service to best serve the public. The criticism by the Police… read more →

POLICE officers arrested 75,000 fewer people in England and Wales than the previous year. Home Office figures show that across the 43 forces there was a 7% average drop in… read more →

THE public still hold the police service in high regard, the Chairman of South Yorkshire Police Federation said looking back on 2015. In a Christmas and New Year message to… read more →

THE Police Funding Grants from Government have been published – with most forces across England and Wales down by around £1 million year on year. With Chancellor George Osborne announcing that… read more →

THE Police Federation of England and Wales has reached an agreement with the National Police Chiefs’ Council on potentially more holiday pay for officers. The national agreement – which will… read more →