POLICE constables are dealing with 16 more crimes each than they were five years ago, the Collect of Policing has said. There were on average 35 crimes for every PC in… read more →

POLICE officers need better training to make them more confident decision-makers when dealing with injured victims and offenders, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. Officers have been calling ambulances for minor… read more →

THE National Police Chiefs’ Council lead on pay has called for a rise for all police officers. Francis Habgood, Thames Valley Police’s chief constable, said the Government cannot continue to… read more →

PERFORMANCE related pay would devastate already-low levels of morale within the service and drive a wedge between police officers, South Yorkshire Police Federation has warned. Steve Kent, Federation Chairman, was… read more →

SOUTH Yorkshire Police Federation has welcomed a new law that has promised to better protect emergency workers from attack. The Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act, which came into being this… read more →

THOSE who attack police, paramedics, nurses and other blue light workers will face tougher sentences thanks to a new law which has taken effect.

THE Police Federation of England and Wales’ Chairman has hit out at people who stand by and watch – or even film – as police officers are assaulted. John Apter… read more →

PUBLIC confidence in the police has been “severely dented” as police forces have to reprioritise work in response to funding cuts, the Commons Public Accounts Committee found this month.

THE idea that there are extra police officers to help in times of crisis is a “pure fantasy”, the Police Federation of England and Wales Chair has said. John Apter… read more →

A BBC report which highlights the harsh reality that budget cuts are having on frontline policing should stand as a ‘stark reminder to government’, argues National Chair John Apter. The… read more →