Community Safety Accreditation Schemes: New Labour Stasi policing.

The police state creeps one bit closer:

Despite lacking formal police training, hundreds of civilians have been made part of the "extended police family" by the Home Office under little-known legislation.

They have not been asked to wear any special uniforms to identify themselves, but must wear only a badge that can be as small as 73mm x 80mm.

The disclosure that hundreds of civilians have been given enforcement powers drew accusations that the Government is encouraging the spread of unaccountable policing.

The Home Office revealed yesterday that more than 1,600 non-police officers have been given enforcement powers under its so-called Community Safety Accreditation Schemes.

The schemes, introduced in 2002 legislation, give chief constables the power to serve penalty notices for activities including disorder, truancy, cycling on pavements, littering and dog fouling. They can also be used for seizing alcohol from under-age drinkers and to demand people's names and addresses.

And I am sure that these busybodies will never ever abuse their powers, that all will be well.

A total of 1,406 staff from 95 "approved organizations" including local councils and private companies have been given enforcement powers.

This fucking tosser is a Stalin with one eye.

Just great, as if worthless cunts who make up the PCSO's were not bad enough, now every small cock'd fucker with a clipboard and a penis envy complex will be there ready to enforce petty regulations.

They will have a self satisfied glow afterwards with the feeling that they have done as good job helping push the jews and untermenchen onto the trains for relocation in the East. piss off members of the public.

He has his eye on our freedoms.

Another 255 people have been given powers as Vehicle Operator Services Agency Inspectors, who are issued with the single power to stop vehicles for the purpose of testing.

In 2006, there were only 950 accredited workers for 71 organisations.

Dominic Grieve, the Conservative shadow home secretary, said the scheme was the latest example of the unjustified extension of surveillance powers under Labour.

He said: "The public will be angered that the Home Office is seeking to take serious powers that should be appropriately applied by the police and encouraging them to be given not just to local councils, but also to private firms.

"The public want to see real police on the streets discharging these responsibilities, not private firms who may use them inappropriately - including unnecessarily snooping on the lives of ordinary citizens."

One has to ask quite how much of our money as taxpayers is being paid to these companies to spy on the public?

A Home Office spokesperson said: "Community Safety Accreditation Schemes enable Chief Constables to designate limited powers to employees of organisations who contribute towards community safety.

"CSAS supports Neighbourhood Policing by building links, improving communications and helping in the delivery of effective policing to neighbourhoods. Accredited Persons have a key role to play in the delivery of Neighbourhood Policing and are an important part of the extended police family."

Gordon gives state control the thumbs up.

The StasiHome Office can take a flying fuck. Roll on the election when we can boot these champagne socialist fascist cunts out of office.

One has to ask what happens should one of these arseholes government secret police decide to push his/her powers to far? Also should they be refused due to not wearing a uniform will we have yet more people turned into criminals, in much the same way that Labour has turned many into criminals over bins, parking, and so much more.

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