POLICE staff and volunteers could be given stronger powers so they can take over roles currently performed by sworn constables. The Home Office has launched a consultation that says it wants… read more →
HANDING police officer powers to volunteers is another idea from “cloud cuckoo land”, the Chairman of South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. Neil Bowles accused the Government of trying to… read more →
POLICE are taking longer to investigate cases and bring charges despite a significant fall in recorded crime. Investigations are taking nearly 10% longer compared with four years ago, while figures… read more →
THE Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police has called for an end to protests that have drawn more than £4 millon away from protecting victims of crime over the past three… read more →
THE Home Secretary has been confronted over the use of stop and search – and quizzed on whether there is a link between fewer police officers using the power and a… read more →
THE amount of money spent by South Yorkshire Police on uniform, vehicles and equipment can now be easily compared with other forces across the country. The Home Office has published spending… read more →
THE College of Policing says it will be focusing on training and equipment to keep officers and staff safe. In South Yorkshire, there were 49 assaults on police officers and 155 assault without injury on a constable last… read more →
SOUTH Yorkshire Police is among seven forces to give emergency police cars to civilian staff. Across the UK, nine senior staff, including finance, human resources and IT directors, were given vehicles fitted with emergency… read more →
MORE than 1,500 South Yorkshire Police roles could be cut over the next five years, it has been warned. As many as 500 policing officers, 1,000 members of police staff and 150 Police Community… read more →
SOUTH Yorkshire Police – and its officers – are going to face some tough decisions about what they stop doing in the face of more drastic budget cuts. That’s the… read more →