Written Question·Home Office·UIN 10844
Police Community Support Officers and Special Constables
Tabled: 23 October 2024
Answered: 1 November 2024
Question
Josh Newbury
Labour — Cannock Chase
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued guidance to (a) police forces and (b) Police and Crime Commissioners on the powers granted to (i) Police Community Support Officers and (ii) special constables.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonUnder Section 38 of the Police Reform Act 2002 as amended by the Policing and Crime Act 2017, chief officers can designate certain powers to any person who is employed by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and is under the direction and contr...
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