Police File
Chief Constable Richard Crompton says that the new parking enforcement powers which come into force for Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) from Wednesday 1 April 2009 are a direct response to requests from local communities. "I said when I was appointed that I wanted to be a Chief Constable who listened, both to my staff and to the public we serve", he said. "As I've travelled around the county talking to people, the consistent message I received from local residents was that parking was a great concern to them and this was something that they wanted PCSOs to have the power to deal with". Mr Crompton said the Police Reform Act which introduced PCSOs, also allowed him to designate certain powers to them. "I must make it absolutely clear that I do not want PCSOs issuing books of tickets every day, and there will certainly be no targets". "That is not how I will be measuring the success of this new power". "I am conscious of the extremely positive position that PCSOs enjoy within the communities and the need to maintain their largely non-confrontational role, talking and listening to the concerns of people". "There are, however, situations such as where a vehicle parks in a dangerous position or persistently outside a school, where the public would expect the police to take action". "It is only right in these circumstances that PCSOs have the ability take enforcement action if necessary." PCSOs spend the majority of their time being highly visible in the community, listening to people's concerns and supporting front-line policing. The new enforcement power adds to a long list of the standard powers given to PCSOs from December 2007 (listed below). Mr Crompton said, "The powers that they have been granted are designed to enable them to deal effectively with the things that matter most to people". "I believe that our PCSOs enjoy such a good relationship with the public because they only use them when necessary and I am confident that they will continue to exercise the same level of discretion with this additional power." Mr Crompton emphasised that Traffic Wardens continue to be the main enforcers of parking regulations. "This new PCSO power is mainly designed to give them the means to tackle regular and blatant offenders, and will enhance not replace the role of the Traffic Wardens". "I am confident that the new powers will be used sensibly and appropriately and will enable them to provide an even more effective service to the people of Lincolnshire".
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