Welcome to the website of South Yorkshire Police Authority

South Yorkshire Police Authority is a statutory body set up to secure the maintenance of an efficient and effective police force.

On the pages of this website you will find information about a wide range of the Police Authority's activities. This site tells you about our responsibilities, and how we carry them out. An important part of our role is to help communities to work with South Yorkshire Police. So, you will find here details of our priorities and plans, our extensive consultation arrangements, the custody visiting scheme, and how we support crime fighting work through our grants programme.

The Authority works closely with the Chief Constable to ensure that the people of South Yorkshire receive a high quality policing service. It's our job to provide the police with the right resources, which the public can afford, and to hold the Chief Constable to account in various ways for what happens. We hope that you find our website interesting, and we encourage you to contact the various people who are named if you want to help us in our efforts to make South Yorkshire a safer place.

The Policing Pledge tells you the level of service you can expect to receive from South Yorkshire Police. It includes a 'pledge' to answer calls promptly, hold regular meetings in the community to set local policing priorities, give updates on local crime and policing issues and provide information on how you will be supported if you are a victim of crime.