article_snippet.sent: Now it has emerged the same targets were also linked to performance-related pay for top officers at South Yorkshire Police.
article_snippet.sent: The link to performance-related pay that has emerged meant senior officers could pocket bonuses worth thousands for catching criminals or reducing the incidence of so-called priority offences.
article_snippet.sent: South Yorkshire Police said: ‘Chief officer bonuses were ratified as part of a process overseen by police authorities.