PCSO Fact File

PCSOs in Suffolk are;

  • Employed by Suffolk Police
  • Required to wear a uniform which identifies them as a PCSO - but distinguishes them from a police officer
  • Recruited from local communities
  • Receive full training
  • An integral part of Safer Neighbourhood Teams, together with police officers, Specials and staff from partner agencies and organisations
  • Focused on foot patrols
  • Given limited powers, which relate mainly to minor street offences.

 

PCSOs in suffolk have the power to;

  • Issue fixed penalty notices in respect of Cycling on the footway; S72 Highways Act 1835, Dog fouling; Dogs (fouling of land act) 1996, Litter; S88 Environmental Protection Act 1990
  • Confiscate alcohol in designated public places
  • Confiscate alcohol and tobacco from young persons
  • Remove abandoned vehicles
  • Seize vehicles used to cause alarm; S59
  • Enter to save life or limb or prevent serious damage to property
  • Carry out road checks
  • Use certain powers under the Terrorism Act
  • Stop vehicles for the purpose of testing
  • Regulate traffic for the purpose of escorting abnormal loads
  • Carry out the functions of Traffic Wardens.

 

PCSOs in Suffolk wear;

  • A cap with blue band. The badge displays "Police Community Support Officer, Suffolk Constabulary"
  • A white uniform shirt
  • A standard police uniform trousers
  • A royal blue tie
  • Royal blue epaulettes marked with "Police Community Support Officer" and personal identification numbers
  • A black anorak/hi-visibility jacket with a panel on the back marked "Police Community Support Officer" and personal identification numbers on epaulettes.
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