SOUTH Yorkshire Police faces a “huge loss” of talent and experience with 154 officers applying for voluntary redundancy. The voluntary exit scheme has now closed for new applicants. Not everyone… read more →
POLICE officers are persistently falling foul of data protection laws and ending up either in court or at a misconduct hearing, the Police Federation of England and Wales has warned.… read more →
THE shortage of detectives across England and Wales is a “national crisis”, says HM Inspectorate of Constabulary. A HMIC report released this month said victims of crime were being let… read more →
THE number of detectives has fallen at South Yorkshire Police since cuts began at the force. There are now 520 qualified detectives at South Yorkshire, down from 545 in 2009.… read more →
POLICE officers who take on extra work and responsibility should be paid adequately for doing so, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. Zuleika Payne, Federation Chair, was speaking after South… read more →
A 28-day limit on police bail has come into force in England and Wales. The move follows criticism of people being kept on police bail for months or years without… read more →
POLICE officers have reported spending up to 80% of some shifts waiting in hospitals or for ambulances to arrive. One officer described the waiting times in A&E as “ridiculous” and… read more →
A DIRECTORY showing officers and staff how to convert their on-the-job experience into academic certificates will be launched by the College of Policing this summer. The Recognised Prior Experience and… read more →
THE Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is being challenged over investigation delays, poor practice and mistreatment of officers that leaves members feeling short-changed and aggrieved by the organisation. The Police Federation… read more →
THE UK economy is “simply not working” for neighbourhood policing, leaving the service in a “perilous state” in some areas, Chancellor Philip Hammond was told following his Spring Budget. Opposition… read more →