2007 No. 3202
The Police Reform Act 2002 (Standard Powers and Duties of Community Support Officers) Order 2007
Made
Coming into force
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 38A(1) of and paragraph 1(3)(b) of Part 1 and paragraph 36(2) of Part 5 of Schedule 4 to the Police Reform Act 20021.
In accordance with section 38A(3) of that Act, he has consulted with the Association of Police Authorities and the Association of Chief Police Officers.
In accordance with section 38A(4) of that Act, a draft of this Order was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement and extent1
1
This Order may be cited as the Police Reform Act 2002 (Standard Powers and Duties of Community Support Officers) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1st December 2007.
2
This Order extends to England and Wales.
Standard powers and duties of community support officers
2
The provisions of Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Police Reform Act 2002 mentioned in the Schedule to this Order shall apply to every person who under section 38 of that Act is designated as a community support officer (a “CSO”).
3
For the purposes of paragraph 1(3)(b) of Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Police Reform Act 2002, a CSO is designated to enforce the following offences under paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 4 to that Act—
a
an offence under section 72 of the Highway Act 18352 (riding on a footway) committed by cycling;
b
an offence under section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 19903 (offence of leaving litter); and
c
an offence under a dog control order within the meaning of section 55 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005.
SCHEDULESTANDARD POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT OFFICERS
The provisions of Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Police Reform Act 2002 mentioned in this Schedule are—
a
paragraph 1 (powers to issue fixed penalty notices)4 in so far as it relates to the powers specified in the following provisions of that paragraph–
i
sub-paragraph (2)(b) (power to give fixed penalty notices in respect of an offence of riding on a footway committed by cycling);
ii
sub-paragraph (2)(d) (power to give fixed penalty notices in respect of litter); and
iii
sub-paragraph (2)(e) (power to give fixed penalty notices in respect of offences under dog control orders);
b
paragraph 1A (power to require name and address)5;
c
paragraph 3 (power to require name and address of person acting in an anti-social manner)6;
d
paragraph 3A (power to require name and address: road traffic offences)7;
e
paragraph 5 (alcohol consumption in designated public places);
f
paragraph 6 (confiscation of alcohol);
g
paragraph 7 (confiscation of tobacco etc);
h
paragraph 7B (power to seize: controlled drugs)8;
i
paragraph 8 (entry to save life or limb or prevent serious damage to property);
j
paragraph 9 (seizure of vehicles used to cause alarm etc);
k
paragraph 10 (abandoned vehicles);
l
paragraph 11A (power to stop cycles)9;
m
paragraph 11B (power to control traffic for purposes other than escorting a load of exceptional dimensions)10;
n
paragraph 13 (carrying out of road checks);
o
paragraph 13A (power to place traffic signs)11;
p
paragraph 14 (cordoned areas);
q
paragraph 15 (power to stop and search vehicles etc in authorised areas); and
r
paragraph 15ZA (photographing of persons arrested, detained or given fixed penalty notices)12.
(This note is not part of the Order)