Community support officers

13Powers of community support officers

1

Where a designation applies paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the 2002 Act (community support officers: power to issue fixed penalty notices) to any person that person shall have the power of an authorised officer or a constable to give a fixed penalty notice under section 5(1) in relation to any individual who he has reason to believe has committed a relevant offence at a place within the area of the council.

2

Arelevant offence (within the meaning of this Act) shall be treated as a relevant offence for the purposes of the following provisions of Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the 2002 Act (community support officers)—

a

paragraph 1A (power to require name and address);

b

paragraph 2 (power to detain, etc);

c

paragraph 4 (power to use reasonable force to detain person).

3

In this section—

  • “the 2002 Act” means the Police Reform Act 2002;

  • “designation” means a designation under section 38 of the 2002 Act.