South Yorkshire Police staff forced to self-isolate following a Covid-19 case at Shepcote Custody Suite

A number of police officers have been forced to self-isolate following a Covid-19 case at Sheffield's main custody station.
Shepcote Lane custody centre, Sheffield. Picture: Google Street ViewShepcote Lane custody centre, Sheffield. Picture: Google Street View
Shepcote Lane custody centre, Sheffield. Picture: Google Street View

It comes after an officer working at Shepcote Police Station - which is South Yorkshire Police's main custody suite for arrests - informed the force on Wednesday that they had tested positive for the virus.

The force identified several staff members using the NHS Test and Trace service who had been in contact with the officer, and as a result they have been told to self-isolate for 14 days.

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No other staff members, prisoners or members of the public are known to have been in contact with the officer.

Inside Shepcote station in SheffieldInside Shepcote station in Sheffield
Inside Shepcote station in Sheffield

A spokeswoman for South Yorkshire Police said: "On Wednesday (24 June) an officer working within one of our custody suites notified us that they had tested positive for Covid-19.

"In line with current guidance and the NHS Test and Trace, we quickly identified a small number of other staff members who, as a result of their contact with the officer, are now required to self-isolate for 14 days in line with Government guidance.

"No other South Yorkshire Police staff members, prisoners or visitors, are known to have been in contact with this member of staff."

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Across South Yorkshire, there were a total of 118 new cases confirmed between yesterday, Thursday, June 25 and the previous Thursday.

The most recent NHS figures show there have been 2,668 positive cases in Sheffield, up by 29 in the past week.

Sheffield's Covid-29 death toll in hospitals stands at 284.

The police spokeswoman added: "Our staffing levels have remained incredibly strong throughout our Covid-19 response, and this reduction in officers is not expected to affect our service levels in any of our custody suites, or elsewhere across the force.

"The health of all our officers, staff and visitors remains our priority. Since the outbreak of Coronavirus we have carried out extensive additional cleaning across all our sites, prioritising those, such as our custody suites, that experience a regular turnover of visitors."