Police Reform Act 2002

[F1IntroductionU.K.

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 3C inserted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 15.12.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 11; S.I. 2017/1139, reg. 2(d) (as amended by S.I. 2017/1162, reg. 2)

1(1)The designation of a person under section 38 as a community support officer or a community support volunteer may provide for any of paragraphs 2 to 11 to apply to the community support officer or the community support volunteer.U.K.

(2)The designation may provide for any such paragraph to apply—

(a)to its full extent, or

(b)only in cases or circumstances described in the designation.

(3)Where the designation provides for any of those paragraphs to apply—

(a)the community support officer or community support volunteer has any power or duty described in the paragraph as a power or duty of a community support officer or community support volunteer (subject to provision included in the designation under sub-paragraph (2)(b) or section 38(7A)), and

(b)any provision made by the paragraph in connection with the exercise of the power or the performance of the duty applies in relation to the exercise of the power or the performance of the duty by the community support officer or community support volunteer.

(4)In this Schedule—

  • CSO” means a person designated by a chief officer of police as a community support officer under section 38;

  • CSV” means a person designated by a chief officer of police as a community support volunteer under section 38;

  • the relevant police area”, in relation to a CSO or CSV, means the police area for which the police force in question is maintained.

(5)Expressions used in this Schedule and in the 1984 Act have the same meanings in this Schedule as in that Act.]