HC Deb 04 February 2002 vol 379 cc673-4W
Lembit Öpik

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the training which would be required to ensure traffic wardens could effectively discharge the extended powers proposed in the Policing a New Century White Paper; and if he will make a statement. [30825]

Mr. Denham

Chief officers will be required to ensure that all staff who are designated as community support officers, including traffic wardens, receive training that is appropriate both to the functions that they will be performing and the powers that have been conferred on them.

The new Police Skills and Standards Organisation will have an important role in drawing up these training requirements.