South Yorkshire Police Federation Chairman Steve Kent shares a festive message with his members. I would like to take the opportunity to say Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year… read more →

THE Queen’s Speech has announced a Police Protections & Powers Bill, a Police Covenant & a Royal Commission to examine the efficiency and effectiveness of the criminal justice system. It… read more →

SOUTH Yorkshire Police Federation has called on the Government to end the postcode lottery of police funding in order to help them recover from being one of the poorest funded… read more →

THE Police Pay announcement for 2020 must bring officers pay back in line with cost of living following years of cuts, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. Police officer pay… read more →

SOUTH Yorkshire Police Federation Chairman Steve Kent has called on the new Conservative Government to follow through with the promises MPs made during their campaign in order to repair a… read more →

THE Chairman of South Yorkshire Police Federation has said that welcoming officers back into force after retirement is a great way of holding on to experience. An article by the… read more →

IT’S time the Independent Office for Police Conduct became a supervisory body and not an investigative body, the Chair of South Yorkshire Police Federation Steve Kent has said. Steve has… read more →

HIGHER sentencing for those who assault police officers is welcome – but it may be more important to look at minimum sentencing if to properly deter those who assault officers,… read more →

THE Chairman of South Yorkshire Police Federation has said that it will be a massive challenge to get 20,000 more police officers through the door – but one police forces… read more →

POLICE officers with colour vision abnormalities may be able to carry Taser after the College of Policing announced a policy review. It means officers whose vision falls below the national… read more →