Dulwich Hill SNT - "Cuppa with a Coppa"

[SNT - Dulwich Hill]

Dear Residents,

We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming "Cuppa with a Coppa" event, hosted by the Dulwich Hill Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT). This is a fantastic opportunity to meet your local SNT officers in an informal and friendly setting, where you can share any concerns, ask questions, or simply have a chat over a cup of tea or coffee.

Event Details:

• Date: Monday 25th November 
• Time: 11:00AM - 12:00PM
• Location: Christ Church, Barry Road SE22 0JT

We look forward to seeing you there !

Warm Regards,

PCSO Pereira Neves 

Dulwich Hill Safer Neighbourhood Team 

[vladi]

@Pereira Neves
"Cuppa with a Coppa" is a misrepresentation as PCSOs are not real police.   They have no more powers of arrest that any public citizen. They may have the "authority" to advise the regular police of a crime - just like Joe Public.

One exception is that they can issue fixed penalty notices to people who cycle on a footpath. We see people cycling on the footpath every day but have never seen a PCSO issue a fixed penalty notice to anybody. No  qualifications are needed to become a PCSO. 

At best, all they do is reassure and advise the public with platitudes.

 

 

 

[Penguin68]

The ones I've dropped into may be organised by PCSOs in the SNT but regular PCs have attended. They have actually been a cuppa with a copper, but not necessarily loads of them. 

[Sue]

1 hour ago, vladi said:

@Pereira Neves
"Cuppa with a Coppa" is a misrepresentation as PCSOs are not real police.   They have no more powers of arrest that any public citizen. They may have the "authority" to advise the regular police of a crime - just like Joe Public.

One exception is that they can issue fixed penalty notices to people who cycle on a footpath. We see people cycling on the footpath every day but have never seen a PCSO issue a fixed penalty notice to anybody. No  qualifications are needed to become a PCSO. 

At best, all they do is reassure and advise the public with platitudes.

 

 

 

PCSOs may not need specific qualifications, but they go through a reasonably rigorous recruitment process.

Or at least they used to. It may have changed.

[ianr]

2 hours ago, vladi said:

@Pereira Neves
"Cuppa with a Coppa" is a misrepresentation as PCSOs are not real police. 

SNTs don't, as you seem to imply,  consist of just PCSOs.  This one comprises a sergeant, two PCs and a PCSO:  https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/351681-dulwich-hill-newsletter-september-2024/#comment-1681337 or https://www.met.police.uk/area/your-area/met/southwark/dulwich-hill/on-the-team/crime-map.

i've been to another SNT's meetings, and looked at the Met details of some others, and that complement looks fairly typical.  I've not been to one of these Cuppa things so can't speak of them.

Edited 10 minutes ago by ianr