SOUTH Yorkshire’s police officers will be afforded better protection thanks to spit guards. The lightweight guards, which are placed over suspects’ head when they become aggressive to prevent spitting, were introduced… read more →

TACKLING demand and capacity in policing is one of the most immediate and direct methods to making a difference in preventing poor mental health and wellbeing. That was the message… read more →

TRIBUTES have been paid to a “passionate, professional and universally-liked” South Yorkshire Police officer who died on duty on Christmas Day. PC Dave Fields – a married father of two… read more →

HOME Secretary Amber Rudd has announced “a £450 million increase in police funding across England and Wales” – but it comes with some serious caveats. It has been announced that… read more →

NEIGHBOURHOOD policing will be a priority for officers in South Yorkshire in 2018, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. Chair Zuleika Payne said that with the new senior command team… read more →

SOUTH Yorkshire Police Federation will be holding elections for Federation Representatives on 1 February 2018. The elections are part of the changes recommended by the independent review of the Police… read more →

SOUTH Yorkshire Police has “some improvements to make to ensure it has processes in place to allow for the early identification of and support for staff wellbeing issues.” That’s the… read more →

857 police officers and their family members have registered on the Police Federation of England and Wales Welfare Support Programme in the past two and a half years. The initiative… read more →

OFFICERS joining the service now will be dealing with very different crimes – some of which are completely new. Figures out this month suggested that forces across England and Wales have… read more →

“THIS year has been an extremely challenging year for our officers, we are in unprecedented times and officers have endured a lot,” writes Chair Zuleika Payne in a Christmas and New Year… read more →