A NEW £7.5m scheme aimed at helping police officers and staff who are suffering from mental and physical health issues has been launched by the College of Policing and National… read more →

GETTING new recruits into CID will help make the job more ‘tolerable’, says South Yorkshire Police Federation. A recent HMICFRS report into the sector nationally has revealed that inexperienced uniformed… read more →

INCREASED sentencing powers brought in by the Protect the Protectors campaign are not being used to punish people who assault police officers, says South Yorkshire Police Federation. The Police Federation… read more →

THE rollout of body-worn video cameras across the South Yorkshire Police frontline will prove to be a ‘useful deterrent’ against assaults on officers the county’s police Federation says. South Yorkshire… read more →

PLANS to provide better protection for police drivers when they are in pursuit and responding to 999 calls are being backed by South Yorkshire Police Federation. Currently, police drivers are… read more →

NEARLY a decade of cuts to policing is coming home to roost as forces across England and Wales are forced to triage the types of crime they can investigate. South… read more →

EXTRA funds promised to forces to help in their fight against knife crime will most likely just ‘pay for overtime’, South Yorkshire Police Federation has warned. Around £100m has been… read more →

POLICING needs to have proper financial investment to reverse a worrying increase in crime figures. That is the view of South Yorkshire Police Federation Chairman Steve Kent, who was speaking… read more →

PCSO hours in South Yorkshire are likely to be cut to divert funds into providing more warranted officers. South Yorkshire Police Federation says it supports the proposals, while understanding the… read more →

THE public can see the effect cuts and austerity are having on police forces, South Yorkshire Police Federation believes. A recent YouGov report has revealed that crime is now the… read more →