BTP PCSOs, their Role and Responsibilities
Today, on my normal commute to work, I passed a BTP PCSO and, owing to the additional hour I had to travel, started thinking about what their role could be day to day.
Is it like PCSOs in Home Office forces? Foot patrolling, dealing with low level offences etc, or is there more of a security element to it, guarding trains and train stations?
I also noticed they carry cuffs, does this mean they deploy to incidents alongside PCs? Or is it purely a PPE item?
Would appreciate some insight to satisfy my curiosity :)