Police Reform Act 2002

Police Reform Act 2002
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to make new provision about the supervision, administration, functions and conduct of police forces, police officers and other persons serving with, or carrying out functions in relation to, the police; to amend police powers and to provide for the exercise of police powers by persons who are not police officers; to amend the law relating to anti-social behaviour orders; to amend the law relating to sex offender orders; and for connected purposes.
Citation2002 c. 30
Territorial extent 
Dates
Royal assent24 July 2002
Commencementvarious
Other legislation
Amends
Amended by
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Police Reform Act 2002 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

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, 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 (later replaced by the Independent Office for Police Conduct).

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