Is there any national PCSO uniform?
I notice the PCSOs on Brighton Beach patrol wear caps with the chequered bands, and have patches with the word POLICE in large letters and COMMUNITY SUPPORT OFFICER in far smaller letters.
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kiwipo
, Dec 11 2011 01:08 AM
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Posted 11 December 2011 - 09:13 AM
Is there any national PCSO uniform?
I notice the PCSOs on Brighton Beach patrol wear caps with the chequered bands, and have patches with the word POLICE in large letters and COMMUNITY SUPPORT OFFICER in far smaller letters.
Nope. There's not a national police uniform either.
Steve
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Posted 11 December 2011 - 09:20 PM
Nope. There's not a national police uniform either.
Steve
There is, it's called the National Police Uniform, some forces just don't use it, kind of negating the point.
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Posted 12 December 2011 - 10:30 PM
I was more curious about how some forces such as the Met uniform their PCSOs in such a way as there is no doubt who they are, with distinctive cap bands and badges and community support in big letters, where as some like Brighton wear a police constable style hat and have POLICE in big letters.
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Posted 13 December 2011 - 09:10 AM
Sussex PCSO hats have light blue chequer bands which match their epaulettes. The badging varies; some have the wording in the same sized font, others have 'POLICE' in a larger font.
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Posted 13 December 2011 - 11:05 AM
Devon and Cornwall changed their PCSO uniform because it was too confusing :
http://news.bbc.co.u...and/8350589.stm
http://www.thisiscor...tail/story.html
I think other forces such as Sussex should follow suit.
http://news.bbc.co.u...and/8350589.stm
http://www.thisiscor...tail/story.html
I think other forces such as Sussex should follow suit.
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Posted 22 December 2011 - 12:08 AM
I think it's mostly down to cost of uniform. It's far cheaper to keep the same kit as a PC and put new badges on then fun blue shirts and different jackets etc. the Met give PCSO's big blue coats, different hats and shirts which probably costs a fair amount.
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Posted 09 January 2012 - 02:20 AM
We get the same clothing as a Constable, only difference being the colour of our wicker tops, fleece, hatband and badges.
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Posted 09 January 2012 - 09:45 PM
We have blue wicking shirts instead of black, we have blue bands on our hats (or red for PSOs) and we wear hi viz armour instead of black. We have blue epaulettes that say PCSO on them instead of a number and all our clothing has Police Community Support Officer on it front and back. Probably the main thing the public notice is the hi viz though.
People still mistake me for a police officer though....!
People still mistake me for a police officer though....!
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Posted 16 January 2012 - 01:03 AM
<br /><br /><br /><br />We have blue wicking shirts instead of black, we have blue bands on our hats (or red for PSOs) and we wear hi viz armour instead of black. We have blue epaulettes that say PCSO on them instead of a number and all our clothing has Police Community Support Officer on it front and back. Probably the main thing the public notice is the hi viz though.<br /><br />People still mistake me for a police officer though....! <img src='http://www.policespe...#>/rolleyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
No collar number on epps? Kind of defeats the object don't you think?
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Posted 16 January 2012 - 01:48 PM
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No collar number on epps? Kind of defeats the object don't you think?
Well I suppose the idea is that you become so well known on your patch that people know you by name rather than by your number. Whilst your force may think of you only as a number, you don't want the public too. If anyone wanted to make a complaint about me, they would probably know my name or they could look my number up on the force website as there is a hideous photo of me on there. Or they could just say the female PCSO as my PCSO colleague is male. But people get confused and think I'm Katie - the NSO...
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Posted 25 May 2012 - 11:59 PM
I was more curious about how some forces such as the Met uniform their PCSOs in such a way as there is no doubt who they are, with distinctive cap bands and badges and community support in big letters, where as some like Brighton wear a police constable style hat and have POLICE in big letters.
Originally, when the MET paraded PCSOs about ten years ago they had chequered caps. The Commissioner rocked up to the press event and was not best pleased and ordered that they should never wear them.
In reality, MET PCSOs look terrible with their off white / bluey shirts and ill-fitting uniforms. They shouldn't look like police officers, but they need to look respectable.
Interesting, some councils deploy their own 'officers' on the streets. I had to double take at one like this in Nottingham who clearly looks like police:
http://www.thisisnot...tail/story.html
Edited by DGP, 25 May 2012 - 11:59 PM.
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Posted 27 May 2012 - 08:32 AM
I believe UNISON have been asking for a national standard PCSO uniform for quite a few years now.
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Posted 20 July 2012 - 03:21 AM
Quite like the sound of Brighton Beach Patrol during the summer months...
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Posted 08 August 2012 - 10:40 AM
Originally, when the MET paraded PCSOs about ten years ago they had chequered caps. The Commissioner rocked up to the press event and was not best pleased and ordered that they should never wear them.
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Interesting, some councils deploy their own 'officers' on the streets. I had to double take at one like this in Nottingham who clearly looks like police:
http://www.thisisnot...tail/story.html
Gee! The CPOs in the link you post even have volunteer CPOs,
Why would someone want to do that job for free,
<There are 100 CPOs in Nottingham and a further 20 volunteer CPOS, known as Auxiliary CPOS, who work 15 hours a week unpaid>
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