Relevant Offences
The following are criminal offences in relation to PCSOs under the Police Reform Act 2002 for which a PCSO can detain, or a police constable can arrest for:
- Assaulting a PCSO during the course of his/her duty
- Assaulting an individual assisting a PCSO during the course of his/her duty
- Wilfully obstructing or resisting a PCSO during the course of his/her duty
- Failing to provide personal details upon request to a PCSO
- 'Makes Off' Failing to provide correct personal details upon request to a PCSO
- 'Makes Off' Having provided false personal details upon request to a PCSO
- Acting in an anti-social manner - failure to give name/address to PCSO
- Acting in an anti-social manner - 'makes off' whilst detained
- Acting in an anti-social manner - 'makes off' whilst detained & fails to provide name/address to a PCSO
- Acting in an anti-social manner - 'makes off' whilst accompanying PCSO to a police station
- Contravening a PCSO's requirement to hand over alcohol
- Contravening a PCSO's requirement to surrender tobacco
- Failure to stop a vehicle as directed by a PCSO
- Impersonating a PCSO
It is also an offence for a PCSO to imply that they have a power that they are not designated by their chief constable or commissioner.
This list is not exhaustive.
This list comes from definitions provided under paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 5 of the Police Reform Act 2002.
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