South Yorkshire Police

South Yorkshire Police
South Yorkshire Police
Abbreviation	SYP
Motto	Justice with courage
Agency overview
Formed	1974
Preceding agencies	Sheffield and Rotherham Constabulary; Parts of West Yorkshire Constabulary – Barnsley Borough Police and Doncaster Borough Police;
Annual budget	£251 million (2012–13)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	South Yorkshire, England
	Map of South Yorkshire Police's jurisdiction
Size	1,554 square kilometres (600 sq mi)
Population	1.28 million
Governing body	Home Office
Constituting instrument	Police Act 1996;
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Overseen by	His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services; Independent Office for Police Conduct;
Headquarters	Sheffield
Sworn members	2,710 (As of August 2013)
Unsworn members	2,218 (As of August 2013)
Mayor responsible	Oliver Coppard;
Agency executives	Lauren Poultney, Chief constable; Tim Forber, Temporary deputy chief constable; Dave Hartley, Assistant chief constable; Sarah Poolman, Acting assistant chief constable;
Districts	4 Barnsley; Doncaster; Rotherham; Sheffield;
Facilities
Stations	24
Custody Suites	3
Vehicle Fleets	500 +
Dogs	15
Horses	9
Website
	www.southyorks.police.uk

South Yorkshire Police (SYP) is the territorial police force responsible for policing South Yorkshire in England. The force is led by Chief Constable Lauren Poultney. Oversight is conducted by Mayor Oliver Coppard.