TRAFFIC police officer numbers dropped by almost a third in four years in South Yorkshire Police. A Freedom of Information request made by the charity Brake found that the force… read more →

FRONTLINE police officers have raised fears compulsory severance could be used as a “threatening tool” by police managers and forces – jeopardising the independence of constables. The Staff and Official… read more →

MORE than 70 police officers have been injured in four days of public disorder across Belfast. Bombs, bottles, bricks and masonry were among the missiles thrown at officers as they… read more →

THE “quality and presentation” of police evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service “clearly needs significant improvement”, a joint inspection report has found. A review of 180 prosecution case files by… read more →

SOUTH Yorkshire Police has appointed its first ever female chief officer, Jo Byrne, a “highly experienced” assistant chief constable from West Midlands Police. South Yorkshire had been one of 17… read more →

THE FIRST group of officers in the country to have their applications for voluntary severance approved will leave the police service within the next three months. The 24 officers from… read more →

THE POLICE Federation of England and Wales has insisted that stop and search is an “effective tool” despite a report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary that criticised its use.… read more →

THE police minister and the country’s chief constables have been told to publish a list of actions they will take to tackle plummeting police morale. MPs on the Home Affairs… read more →

ONE in five officers visiting the Police Treatment Centres are seeking help for non-physical issues, such as work-related stress, anxiety or depression. The charity has dispelled the myth that it… read more →

A POLICE officer somewhere in the UK is assaulted by a member of the public every 27 minutes. In South Yorkshire Police, force statistics show 66 officers were assaulted in… read more →