HAVING the power to make police officers redundant would “interfere with the independent Office of Constable”, the Chairman of South Yorkshire Police Federation has warned. Police chiefs “are considering whether… read more →

MAINTAINING neighbourhood policing is likely to be a “challenge”, an HM Inspectorate of Constabulary report has warned. Police officers will become “less visible” on Britain’s streets because forces are failing… read more →

POLICING needs police officers out there to talk to people and to enforce the law – and technology can only do so much, it has been warned The force is… read more →

WORKLOADS for detectives are mounting, it is taking longer to charge people, and stress and illness are escalating, the Chairman of South Yorkshire Police Federation has warned. “Our detectives have just… read more →

THOUSANDS of people have paid tribute to the Merseyside Police officer who was struck by a stolen vehicle and killed on duty earlier this month. A funeral will be held… read more →

COMPLAINTS against police officers should be resolved faster, the Police Federation has said, after it emerged that the average time it takes to settle grievances has increased by almost two… read more →

IF POLICE officer numbers are reduced and workloads are increased, then complaints against cops in England and Wales are going to go up. That’s the view from South Yorkshire Police… read more →

CRIME in South Yorkshire has risen by 3% in the past year, including a 70% increase in sexual offences and a 25% increase in violent crime, according to figures compiled by… read more →

VOLUNTEERS from local businesses in the northeast will be given police powers to deal with low-level crime in a move towards the privatisation of policing, one federation warned. Paul Yeomans,… read more →

POLICE chiefs have to “keep the door open” to compulsory severance even if they have no plans to use it, the Chief Constable of Hampshire Police told its Federation open… read more →