PCSO’s can report for process for offences within

their powers at any time

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A PCSO may detain a person wanted on warrant whether or not the person has given their name and address

PCSO’s have the power to require a name and address for the purpose of issuing a Penalty Notice for Disorder

PCSO’s can conduct a PACE interview

PCSO’s can be given authority to drive police vehicles

PCSO’s may be directed to undertake body recovery activities by a supervisor

Should a PCSO report themselves to be in a potential or actual confrontational situation they should be encouraged to withdraw, observe and report

PCSO’s may be deployed in plain clothes as part of plain clothes operations

PCSO’s may be rostered on any / all shifts including night shifts

PCSO’s can be deployed on any football train / match operation

PCSO’s should predominantly enforce Byelaws through the power of ejection