Police Community Support Officers
How do PCSOs differ from Police Officers?
Police Community Support Officer
- Member of MPS police staff
- Limited (designated) powers
- Power of detention in certain circumstances
- Intelligence gathering
- Carries protective vest and radio
- No duty to intervene can withdraw from high risk situations
- Local resource
Police Officer
- Full powers
- Power of arrest
- Intelligence gathering and enforcement
- Carries protective vest, radio, handcuffs, baton & CS spray
- Has a positive 'duty' to act
- Pan-London resource
