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Home Office

Answer

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many times (a) Essex and (b) Southend community support officers have issued a fixed penalty notice to parents for truancy since 27 February 2004; [210150] (2) how many times (a) Essex and (b) Southend community support officers have stopped cyclists in order to issue a fixed penalty notice for cycling on a footpath since 20 January 2004; [210151] (3) how many times (a) Essex and (b) Southend community support officers have issued a fixed penalty notice for graffiti and fly posting since 31 March 2004; [210152] (4) how many times (a) Essex and (b) Southend community support officers have used the power to disperse groups since 20 January 2004; [210153] (5) how many times (a) Essex and (b) Southend community support officers have used the power (i) to detain a person for up to 30 minutes pending the arrival of a constable, or to accompany that person to a police station with the person's agreement and (ii) to use reasonable force to detain a person or prevent him or her from leaving the scene in each year since their inception. [210154] Ms Blears: This information is not collected centrally. Commencement of paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to the Police Reform Act 2002, whereby a Chief Constable may designate the power of detention to a Community Support Officer (CSO), took place on 23 December 2004. The Chief Constable of Essex is currently considering whether to designate CSOs on his force with the power to detain.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

432 c1124-5W; 210150;210151;210152;210153;210154

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Fixed penalties Essex Parents Schools Truancy Southend on Sea

Link

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