7(1)The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 55 (intimate searches), in subsection (17), in the definition of “appropriate officer”, omit paragraph (b).
(3)In section 64A (photographing of suspects etc), in subsection (1B)—
(a)in paragraph (c), for “with a community support officer under paragraph 2(3) or (3B) of Schedule 4” substitute “with a community support officer or a community support volunteer under paragraph 7 of Schedule 3B”;
(b)for paragraph (e) substitute—
“(e)given a fixed penalty notice by a community support officer or community support volunteer who is authorised to give the notice by virtue of his or her designation under section 38 of the Police Reform Act 2002;”.
(4)In section 67 (codes of practice - supplementary), in subsection (9A)(a), in the words in brackets, after “civilian staff” insert “and volunteers”.