POLICE officers are set to benefit from a simpler, ‘learning based’ complaints and disciplinary process. New misconduct legislation comes into force next month aimed at ‘shaking up’ the current system.… read more →
IT IS important for MPs to understand the issues and pressures officers are facing, according to South Yorkshire Police Federation. Chairman Steve Kent has plans in place to meet MPs… read more →
A NEW study revealing the positive impact visible police patrols can have on crime has come as no surprise to South Yorkshire Police Federation. Chairman Steve Kent said the survey,… read more →
SOUTH Yorkshire Police Federation wants the courts to back up officers by using the sentencing powers they have to properly punish those who assault them. The number and severity of… read more →
POTENTIAL plans to restructure policing in England and Wales and reduce the number of individual forces have not gone down well in South Yorkshire. Several senior police chiefs have backed… read more →
ANY return to police targets in exchange for more officers will heap yet more pressure on the service, according to South Yorkshire Police Federation. One of the Government’s highest-profile election… read more →
MORE South Yorkshire Police Officers can expect to see a Taser included in their everyday personal protective kitbag. South Yorkshire Police Federation says the Chief Constable has promised a 50%-60%… read more →
THE funding settlement for police forces has been confirmed – and is described by the Home Office as a £1.1bn boost to policing. However, its calculations encompass funding commitments already… read more →
HERO PC Andrew Harper has been given a prestigious posthumous honour by his colleagues at the Annual Police Federation Roads Policing Awards. Andrew was killed on duty in August 2019,… read more →
THREE men who have dedicated themselves to caring for police officers and their families have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours. David Wilbraham, National Police Chaplain and National… read more →