IT’S difficult to comprehend that legal driving protection is not already in place for police officers, the Police Federation of England and Wales Conference heard. Delegates at this year’s PFEW… read more →

ALLOWING stop and search tactics to get bogged down in statistics and politics is hampering officers’ abilities to tackle knife crime, according to the PFEW’s Operational Policing Lead. Simon Kempton… read more →

THE new Home Secretary has a great opportunity to ‘turn things around’ according to South Yorkshire Police Federation Chair Zuleika Payne. Sajid Javid took on the post last month following… read more →

South Yorkshire Police Federation Chair Zuleika Payne is determined to remain positive about the chances of the Assaults on Emergency Services (Offences) Bill providing proper protection for police officers. That’s… read more →

South Yorkshire Police officers should refresh their knowledge about what to do in case of a chemical or nerve agent attack. Federation Chair Zuleika Payne is urging her members to… read more →

Saying that a rise in violent crime is not down to a cut in officer numbers is just ‘spin’. That’s the view of South Yorkshire Police Federation Chair Zuleika Payne… read more →

Not being able to take rest days is having a negative impact on officer health. Across the UK officers were owed 250,000 rest days as of October last year according… read more →

OUTSTANDING work on a day-to-day basis by South Yorkshire Police officers is one reason behind the force’s recent ‘good’ PEEL report rating. Overall, last month’s PEEL report from the Her… read more →

SUBSTANTIAL cuts and extra workload demands are ‘overwhelming’ police officers, says the new PEEL report from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS). Cracks are, perhaps… read more →

OFFICER health and wellbeing in South Yorkshire is being adversely affected by delays in resolving IOPC cases. And some Federation members have had to wait over three years for complaints… read more →