Part II Central Supervision, Direction and Facilities
F1Civilian staff
53EGuidance about civilian staff employed by local policing bodies and chief officers
(1)
In this section “relevant civilian staff” means individuals, other than constables, who—
(a)
are employed by a local policing body or a chief officer of police, or
(b)
provide services to a local policing body or a chief officer of police, in pursuance of contractual arrangements but without being employed by the body or officer, and can be expected to have frequent contact with members of the public in the course of doing so.
(2)
The College of Policing may issue guidance to local policing bodies and chief officers of police with regard to—
(a)
the experience or qualifications to be expected of relevant civilian staff;
(b)
the training to be undertaken by such staff.
(3)
The College may from time to time revise the whole or any part of any guidance issued under this section.
(4)
The College shall publish any guidance issued under this section and any revision of it.
(5)
In discharging any function to which guidance under this section relates, a local policing body or chief officer of police shall have regard to the guidance.
F253FGuidance about designated police volunteers
(1)
The College of Policing may issue guidance to chief officers of police about—
(a)
the experience or qualifications that it would be appropriate for a person to have before being designated as a community support volunteer or a policing support volunteer under section 38 of the Police Reform Act 2002;
(b)
the training to be undertaken by a person before being so designated or after being so designated.
(2)
The College may from time to time revise the whole or any part of any guidance issued under this section.
(3)
The College must publish any guidance issued under this section and any revision of it.
(4)
Each chief officer of police must have regard to guidance issued under this section.