Greater Manchester Police
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement within the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester in North West England.
GMP officers on patrol in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, after the 2008 UEFA Cup final
North Manchester divisional headquarters in Central Park, Newton Heath
An ANPR equipped road policing unit pictured in 2013
Former Britten-Norman Defender 4000 fixed wing aircraft in 2009
Police community support officer
A Police Community Support Officer, or as written in legislation Community Support Officer, is a uniformed member of police staff in England and Wales, a role created by Section 38(2) of the Police Reform Act 2002, which was given Royal Assent by Queen Elizabeth II on 24 July 2002. They are not warranted, but hold 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 and the British Transport Police.
A West Midlands Police PCSO (left) on foot patrol with a constable (right)
A metal shield, one of the different hat badge designs worn by PCSOs.
A PCSO of the Metropolitan Police on duty during the Pride London Parade, July 2011
Two PCSOs (right) with two Police Constables of the City of London Police. Note the unique red edging of the reflective bands and the red shield badges on the headgear of the PCSOs.