South Yorkshire Police

South Yorkshire Police
Abbreviation	SYP
Motto	Justice with courage
Agency overview
Formed	1974; 50 years ago (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.