Written question asked by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Thursday, 5 December 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 December 2002. It was answered by John Denham (Labour) on Monday, 16 December 2002 on behalf of the Home Office.

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Home Office

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if county support officers will be issued with (a) body armour, (b) radios and (c) other forms of officer safety equipment; if they will undergo (i) officer safety training and (ii) first aid training; who will supervise the CSOs; whether additional training in supervision will be provided to officers assuming this responsibility; who will complete CSO annual appraisals; if they will form part of the service PDRs; who will be responsible for CSO professional development; and who will be required to check and monitor reports generated by the CSOs; if there will be a facility for the services of a county support officer to be dispensed with if the required standards are not achieved; if there will be grading within the CSO infrastructure; who will be responsible for CSO complaints and discipline; what arrangements have been made for CSO transport; if the CSOs will have their own drivers; and who will deal with administration in connection with CSOs; who will brief and de-brief county support officers; if they will be posted operationally with police officers; who will be assuming responsibility for discharging a duty of care towards CSOs; what impact he estimates additional supervision will have on (a) sergeants and inspectors; where CSOs will be based; what educational standards are necessary for recruitment to CSO recruitment; what medical and health standards are required; if CSOs will be required to attain a set level of fitness; what the requirements are with respect to previous convictions; what the content is of the CSO training programme; who will be delivering the CSO training; where it will be delivered; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

396 c620-1W;396 c636-7W; 86809;86808;86810

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Complaints Disciplinary proceedings Conditions of employment Criminal records Career development Health First aid Equipment Dismissal Qualifications Police Recruitment Protective clothing Monitoring Police community support officers Radio Training Transport Safety Body armour Performance appraisal

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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