A
police community support officer (
PCSO) , or
community support officer (
CSO) is a uniformed civilian member of police support staff in England and Wales. They are non-warranted but are provided a variety of
police powers (and the power of a Constable in various instances) by the forty-three territorial police forces in
England and Wales or the
British Transport Police (which is the only special police force to employ PCSOs).