THE changes to Sergeants’ pay scales are positive, as they reflect the rank’s responsibilities and attract people into the role, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. The Police Remuneration Review… read more →

MORALE among South Yorkshire Police officers is lower than the national figure for police officers in England and Wales, PFEW’s 2020 Pay and Morale Survey has revealed. Of those South… read more →

ONLY half of South Yorkshire residents are confident that police will be there when needed, which the South Yorkshire Police Federation says is a result of “10 years of austerity”.… read more →

CHANGES made to bail legislation in 2017 have led to a raft of issues for officers and victims, with police chiefs saying they warned the Government about it at the… read more →

INVESTIGATIONS into officer conduct are quicker when carried out local level than under IOPC supervision, new figures have shown. Supervised cases took on average around 24 months to be resolved… read more →

THE Government’s police pay freeze is a “betrayal of policing and a slap in the face”, according to South Yorkshire Police Federation. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a public sector pay… read more →

OFFICERS are becoming psychologically and physically fatigued from policing during the COVID-19 pandemic, South Yorkshire Police Federation Chairman Steve Kent has said. England’s lockdown ends on 2 December, after which… read more →

“WE’RE not the enemy, we are just trying to keep people as safe as possible and do so in a common-sense way.” South Yorkshire Police Federation has said officers are… read more →

POLICE officers need to continue to adhere to rules and wear PPE, for their colleagues and the public as well as themselves, South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. New figures… read more →

OFFICERS need consistent support when they have been assaulted, so that they don’t “slip through the net”. South Yorkshire Police Federation Chairman Steve Kent was speaking after the College of… read more →