PCSO's requests

You're pretty much required to stop for them.

The following are also criminal offences under Police Reform Act 2002:

[]failing to provide personal details upon request to a PCSO
[]failing to provide correct personal details upon request to a PCSO
[*]failing to comply to detention or arrest instructions of a PCSO

Again, individuals can be detained and subsequently arrested for failing to comply with, or contravening the powers of a PCSO.

Never knew that, I always thought COPO were there to act as a kind of minor deterrent and the only thing that made them different from the public was a uniform and the ability to get the real police to actually arrive quickly.