PCSO’s should predominantly work in neighbourhood policing activities

• True

• False

• Conditions Apply

PCSO’s can report for process for offences within

their powers at any time

• True

• False

• Conditions Apply

PCSO’s can conduct patrols with the specific intention of discovering and reporting for process and can be set objectives around reporting

• True

• False

• Conditions Apply

A PCSO may use their standard powers anywhere in England and Wales but only when working in a joint team with a local force

• True

• False

• Conditions Apply

A PCSO’s power to detain should not be used outside BTP jurisdiction

• True

• False

• Conditions Apply

A PCSO’s power to detain allows them to require a suspect to accompany them to a police station

• True

• False

• Conditions Apply

A PCSO can detain a person for up to 30 minutes under S’s3 and 4 of the vagrancy Act but only of the person fails to stop committing the offence when required to do so

• True

• False

• Conditions Apply

PCSO’s may use reasonable force, including the use of handcuffs, to detain a person for up to 30 minutes to await the arrival of a police officer

• True

• False

• Conditions Apply

PCSO’s may use force or restraint techniques to prevent people from harming themselves

• True

• False

• Conditions Apply

A PCSO may arrest a suspect they have seen committing an indictable offence or a breach of the peace

• True

• False

• Conditions Apply