POLICE pay awards such as the one announced this year leave officers questioning how much they are valued, according to South Yorkshire Police Federation Chair Zuleika Payne. The Government announced this… read more →

SOUTH Yorkshire Police has lost 494 officers since 2010 – equivalent to losing the entire policing force for the town of Doncaster. Across England and Wales cuts to the police… read more →

POLICING is in a ‘desperate’ state says South Yorkshire Police Federation as figures reveal 217 officers in the constabulary took time off with mental health illnesses last year. Nationally there’s… read more →

MEASURES aimed at improving police officer and staff health and wellbeing have been set out in a new document from the Home Office – but cops have questioned why they… read more →

THE way to help police officers with their mental ill health is to encourage them to talk about their feelings, the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead on wellbeing has said.… read more →

‘ABHORRENT’ attacks on police officers in South Yorkshire is a depressing sign of the times. Figures show that assaults on officers in the region have almost doubled in a year –… read more →

SOUTH Yorkshire Police officers want to be able to use Taser if required with 77% saying it should be made available to them for every shift. However, just 13% of… read more →

TASER and body cams are key parts of officers’ personal protection equipment hence the force is keen to progress this area of work, says South Yorkshire Police Federation. Figures from… read more →

SOUTH Yorkshire Police has paid tribute to fallen officers at the Care of Police Survivors (COPS) Annual Service of Remembrance this weekend. Tim Forber, Assistant Chief Constable, attended the service… read more →

A BLANKET ban on officers displaying tattoos removes any ambiguity around what can and can’t be shown whilst on duty, says South Yorkshire Police Federation. Chief Constable Stephen Watson’s office issued the… read more →