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| South Yorkshire Police faces 1,500 staff cuts | South Yorkshire Police faces 1,500 staff cuts |
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| More than 1,500 South Yorkshire Police roles could be cut over the next five years, the BBC has learned. | More than 1,500 South Yorkshire Police roles could be cut over the next five years, the BBC has learned. |
| Five hundred officers, 1,000 support staff and 150 Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) positions may go. | Five hundred officers, 1,000 support staff and 150 Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) positions may go. |
| The force said its required savings of £59m by 2020 "will only be achieved by reducing officer and staff numbers". | The force said its required savings of £59m by 2020 "will only be achieved by reducing officer and staff numbers". |
| South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Billings described the potential 1,500 job losses as the "worst case scenario". | South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Billings described the potential 1,500 job losses as the "worst case scenario". |
| He said no decisions had been made on which areas of force operations would be cut and he wanted a public discussion on how South Yorkshire Police could make savings with new ways of working. | He said no decisions had been made on which areas of force operations would be cut and he wanted a public discussion on how South Yorkshire Police could make savings with new ways of working. |
| "There may be better ways of doing things that are more cost efficient," he told BBC Radio Sheffield. | |
| "At the end of the day, there will be an impact on numbers - there is no question of that." | "At the end of the day, there will be an impact on numbers - there is no question of that." |
| 'More pronounced' | 'More pronounced' |
| Neil Bowles, of the front-line officers' union the Police Federation, said cuts had become "more pronounced". | Neil Bowles, of the front-line officers' union the Police Federation, said cuts had become "more pronounced". |
| "There was a Comprehensive Spending Review by the government last autumn which came up with the next set of cuts," he said. | "There was a Comprehensive Spending Review by the government last autumn which came up with the next set of cuts," he said. |
| "In 2007, we had over 3,300 police officers and 2,500 members of police staff which included the PCSOs (Police Community Support Officers). | "In 2007, we had over 3,300 police officers and 2,500 members of police staff which included the PCSOs (Police Community Support Officers). |
| "If you cut the police force again to about 2,000 officers, that's a cut of a third. How can we carry on doing the same work we were doing in 2007, let along meet the new and increased demand that is out there?" | "If you cut the police force again to about 2,000 officers, that's a cut of a third. How can we carry on doing the same work we were doing in 2007, let along meet the new and increased demand that is out there?" |
| Mr Bowles said the consequences of the budget cuts would be "less officers on the streets, more instances of officers in cars and less neighbourhood officers". | Mr Bowles said the consequences of the budget cuts would be "less officers on the streets, more instances of officers in cars and less neighbourhood officers". |
| Deputy Chief Constable Andy Holt said: "We are working hard to minimise the impact of this decrease, but with around 90% of the force's budget spent on salaries, we have to review our staffing levels to make such extensive savings." | Deputy Chief Constable Andy Holt said: "We are working hard to minimise the impact of this decrease, but with around 90% of the force's budget spent on salaries, we have to review our staffing levels to make such extensive savings." |