Police look to recruit more community support officers

It is looking for community-minded people who want to improve the quality of life in their neighbourhoods and posts are available in locations across the county.

North Yorkshire Police currently has 176 police community support officers (PCSOs).

The new recruitment campaign is designed to increase this to the full complement as well as maintain numbers as PCSOs progress their careers.

Julia Mulligan, the county’s Police and Crime Commissioner, and Dave Jones, North Yorkshire Police’s Chief Constable, recently committed to doing everything possible to maintain police officer and PCSO numbers.

Ms Mulligan said: “PCSOs 
make a real difference to local people and play a big part in making our county the safest in England.

“What’s more, over the course of the past few months I have received many extremely positive comments about PCSOs and their integral role as members of our communities.”

Mr Jones said: “PCSOs play a vital role within North Yorkshire Police and provide a really valuable presence within our communities.

“Building positive relationships with local residents and businesses is very important to the way neighbourhood policing is delivered in the county and recruiting more PCSOs can only help to make these relationships stronger.”

For more information about the role of a PCSO and the recruitment and training process go to www.northyorkshire.police.uk/pcso.