Police shake-up to "deal with challenges of modern policing"

MORE than 320 detectives have moved back to working in districts after South Yorkshire Police admitted that having a centralised team was not working.
By Gareth Dennison
Published 18th May 2018, 12:03 BST
Updated 18th May 2018, 12:11 BST
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The force’s CID and protecting vulnerable people units are now working alongside other officers in Rotherham, Barnsley, Doncaster and Sheffield.

The detectives had been centralised in a 2015 shake-up and assistant Chief Con Tim Forber said: “Whilst this had some benefits, the nature and demand of crimes continues to change.

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“The force needs to adjust how we operate to ensure we are equipped to deal with modern challenges and to provide the best service to victims.

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    “We have undertaken detailed and comprehensive analysis of our demand, resources and emerging threats, such as cyber-crime, modern slavery and fraud, to develop a model for future service delivery, which supports wider organisational changes in how we deliver policing to communities of South Yorkshire.”

    The move comes eight months after a similar rethink on neighbourhood policing.

    Assistant Chief Con Forber said: “We are confident that by having our CID and public protection functions co-located with our response and neighbourhood teams we will be able to deliver strong, efficient and effective crime services across the county.”