As part of a new pilot scheme, Nottingham's 'police support officers' (PCSO's) will be getting powers to 'detain a person for up to 30 minutes to allow for the attendance of a police officer or until the reason for detention no longer applies'.

The press release by Nottinghamshire Police also states that: 'The power to detain occurs where the PCSO is dealing with a person for an offence where the name and address is withheld or believed to be false. The sort of offences this covers includes fixed penalty offences such as cycling on the footway, dog fouling and litter; also any offence involving injury, alarm or distress to any other party; the loss of, or damage to, any other person’s property; acting in an anti -social manner including the consumption of alcohol by young people in public places and an order to disperse under Section 30 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003'.

Press release:  http://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/news/thurs.htm#2