OFFICERS who are struggling to make ends meet should contact their Federation rep or office rather than suffering in silence, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. Record numbers of police… read more →

Police recorded crime in England and Wales has gone up 10% in the last year, new statistics show. The numbers – from the Office of National Statistics – show that… read more →

NEIGHBOURHOOD policing in South Yorkshire will not look the same as it used to because there are 1,100 fewer officers in the force, Federation Chair Zuleika Payne has warned. She… read more →

CHIEFS must redress the balance to focus on officers’ welfare, if mental health is to improve, the head of the NPCC has said. Sara Thornton, National Police Chief Council’s lead,… read more →

POLICE officers are to benefit from a new £7.5m welfare fund, the Government has announced. The National Police Welfare Service will initially be tested as a pilot and, subject to… read more →

THE only way the Government can properly address stress in the police service is to properly fund it, South Yorkshire Police Federation has warned. Chair Zulieka Payne was talking after… read more →

MPs from across the House of Commons came together to offer cross party support for a bill that seeks to deter assaults on emergency service workers. The continuation of the… read more →

RAISING public awareness could help to prevent police officers from assaults, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. A total of 250 police officers were assaulted on duty in South Yorkshire… read more →

CHIEF Constables are to consider “whether some currently unarmed police officers in key locations should be armed” as part of a “review of the national armed police response in light… read more →

SOUTH Yorkshire Police could be “robbing Peter to pay Paul” due to a lack of authorised firearms officers, the force’s Federation has said. Budget cuts, along with the reputation of… read more →