Police_Reform_Act_2002
Police Reform Act 2002
United Kingdom legislation
The Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Amongst the provisions of the Act are the creation of the role of Police Community Support Officers,[1][2][3] who have some police powers whilst not being 'sworn' constables, and the ability for chief constables to confer a more limited range of police powers on other (non-sworn) individuals as part of Community Safety Accreditation Schemes. The Act also replaced the Police Complaints Authority with the Independent Police Complaints Commission[4] (later replaced by the Independent Office for Police Conduct).