OVER half of all South Yorkshire Police officers will be getting access to Taser. It’s a move backed by South Yorkshire Police Federation which knows it can be a useful… read more →
HUGE credit must go to the officers and staff at South Yorkshire Police who have ‘turned the force around’ says South Yorkshire Police Federation. Three years ago, the force was… read more →
FIREARMS officers discharged their weapons just 15 times out of 15,000 operational incidents last year – a testament to their ‘complete competence’ according to South Yorkshire Police Federation. The figures… read more →
THE number of complaints recorded against police officers in England and Wales have fallen over the past year. Cases covering complaints about conduct of individual officers and how the force… read more →
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former South Yorkshire Police Federation Chairman who has passed away. Bob Lax died on the 15th September following a long battle with cancer. He… read more →
SOUTH Yorkshire Police is taking a “big step forward” in training 500 extra police officers to carry Taser, the force’s Federation has said. Steve Kent, Federation Chairman, would like all… read more →
THE introduction of performance-related pay into policing could be “dangerous and divisive”, South Yorkshire Police Federation has warned. Chief Constables have announced plans for performance-related pay for police officers based… read more →
Chief Constables are ploughing ahead with plans for performance-related pay for police officers based on their ‘capability’ and ‘productivity’. Chiefs are also considering moving from the current seven stages of… read more →
CUTS to officer numbers in South Yorkshire are to blame for a rise in violent crime, police leaders have said. Steve Kent, Chair of South Yorkshire Police Federation, and Police… read more →
MORE than half of police officers leaving the service have blamed poor morale, a new study has found. The Police Federation of England and Wales’ Leavers’ Survey found that 51%… read more →