ANY South Yorkshire Police officers who contract the coronavirus or need to self isolate because someone in their household is ill will be supported by the Federation. Chairman Steve Kent… read more →

PAYING Special Constables to boost the frontline is a “no-brainer” to help support the police during times of increased demand and sickness absence, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. Chairman… read more →

THE Government must protect the welfare of police officers as they battle on the frontline against COVID-19, the Shadow Minister of State for Policing has said. Louise Haigh has written… read more →

CURFEWS and fixed penalty notices could be used to crack down on police officer assaults while the courts are closed due to the coronavirus, the Chairman of the Police Federation… read more →

PERSONAL protective equipment such as gloves and face masks will be shared out between forces to ensure all response officers are properly protected during the Covid-19 crisis. That was the… read more →

THE trial of the three people accused of murdering Thames Valley Police officer Andrew Harper has been postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Eighteen-year-old Henry Long and two other 17-year-old… read more →

EVERY every frontline officer should have a Taser, according to South Yorkshire Police Federation. The Home Office has announced that the force is to receive funding for 156 more Tasers.… read more →

IT IS “not good enough” that offenders jailed for assaulting emergency service workers receive on average less than 12 weeks in prison, according to South Yorkshire Police Federation. Data from… read more →

HOLLY Lynch, the MP for Halifax who spearheaded the Protect The Protectors campaign, has spoken out against suspended sentences for those who assault police officers, and said her message to… read more →

A 5% PAY rise for all police officers will go some way to repairing the damage done to the police service over the past decade. South Yorkshire Police Federation is… read more →