§ Mr. Mike O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what functions formerly performed by the police service have been transferred to(a) traffic wardens and (b) civilians since 1980.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe powers of traffic wardens to carry out certain police functions in relation to traffic offences are set out in the Functions of Traffic Wardens Order 1970. This was amended on 1 June 1993 to enable wardens to authorise the clamping or removal of illegally parked vehicles and to empower them to deal with endorsable parking offences.
No police functions have been formally transferred to civilian staff. It is the responsibility of chief officers to allocate staff to suitable posts.
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what jobs are currently performed by civilians which previously were police functions.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe specific information sought is not held centrally. However, a number of areas have been identified in which civilian staff could provide support services to police officers and these are listed. It is, of course, for chief officers to decide how best to organise their staff.
- Aliens Registration
- Buildings Maintenance
- Catering
- Closed Circuit Television/Audiovisual services
- CID Support
- Communications
- Computers
- Coroner
- Court Liaison
- Court Security
842 - Criminal Records Office
- Dogs
- Drivers
- Equal Opportunities
- Finance
- Fingerprints/Photos
- Firearms and Explosives
- Fixed Penalties
- Gaoler
- HOLMES Unit
- Juvenile Liaison
- Licensing
- Marine
- Mounted Horses
- Personnel
- Plan Drawing
- Property
- Prosecutions (Administrative Support Units)
- Protection Administration
- Research/Planning/Analysis
- Scenes of Crimes Officers
- Special Branch Administration
- Statistics
- Stores and Suppliers
- Traffic Support
- Traffic Warden Administration
- Underwater
- Vehicle Fleet Management
- Warrants
- Welfare
- Other Administration/Clerical