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FOI 12938

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 12938

I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 11th November 2019. Please find below the response to your request:

 

 

Can you please provide the following information.

 

1) The expected role/conduct of a  Police Community Support Officer while ON duty in relation to anti social behaviour and minor offences in the community.

 

2) The expected role/conduct of a  Police Community Support Officer while OFF duty in relation to anti social behaviour and minor offences in the community.

 

3) The expected role/conduct of a  Police Officer while ON duty in relation to anti social behaviour and minor offences in the community.

 

4) The expected role/conduct of a  Police Officer while OFF duty in relation to anti social behaviour and minor offences in the community.

 

5) The expected role/conduct of a  Police Staff while ON duty in relation to anti social behaviour and minor offences in the community.

 

6) The expected role/conduct of a  Police Staff while OFF duty in relation to anti social behaviour and minor offences in the community.             

 

Reply:-

 

  1. The expected role/conduct of a  Police Community Support Officer while ON duty in relation to anti-social behaviour and minor offences in the community

 

PCSO’s are posted in the main to safer  neighbourhood teams (SNT) so many work within schools and similar establishments. Deployment to jobs they attend will come from a number of sources including calls to the police, emails to the SNT, through their own proactive work and by engaging with the public or community groups. The expectation would be that they would deal with Anti- Social behaviour (ASB) or minor offences within their powers and job description based on the deployment they received.

 

Please see the attached job description.

 

  1. The expected role/conduct of a  Police Community Support Officer while OFF duty in relation to anti-social behaviour and minor offences in the community.

 

All members of Police Staff are bound by the Code of Ethics for on and off duty. The off duty conduct for police staff would vary based on the role they have. Off duty a PSCO would need to consider their powers, their experience and their safety when dealing with matters. If they came across ASB or minor offences being committed the could they could act as a witness, inform the police or intervene but considering the previously mentioned concerns.

 

Code of Ethics can be located at https://www.college.police.uk/What-we-do/Ethics/Documents/Code_of_Ethics.pdf

 

  1. The expected role/conduct of a  Police Officer while ON duty in relation to anti-social behaviour and minor offences in the community.
  2.  

As per question 1 but Police officers are empowered to have more responsibility and powers when it comes to minor offences.

 

  1. The expected role/conduct of a Police Officer while OFF duty in relation to anti-social behaviour and minor offences in the community.

 

Like police staff, police officers and bound by the code of ethics and standards of professional behaviour. It would depend of the severity and immediacy of any incident for officers to get involved. If they came across the matter in action then again dependant on what they were doing at the time, they could put themselves back on duty to assist of deal with the matter.

 

  1. The expected role/conduct of a  Police Staff while ON duty in relation to anti-social behaviour and minor offences in the community.

 

There are many different roles for police staff ranging from PCSO’s, Police Staff Investigators to admin assistance who never interaction with members of the public, dealing with matters on duty would depend on their role and the circumstances

 

  1. The expected role/conduct of a  Police Staff while OFF duty in relation to anti-social behaviour and minor offences in the community.

 

Again all staff are bound by the code of ethics so their role/conduct would depend on experience and role but they would have an obligation to report, observe or support if possible.