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PCSO numbers had, like those of police constables, been falling in previous years owing to [[United Kingdom government austerity programme|austerity]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/police-numbers-and-recruitment |title=Police Numbers and Recruitment |publisher=Politics.co.uk |access-date=2012-10-26}}</ref> At their prior peak in 2009, 16,814 PCSOs were employed. PCSOs represent 6.8% of total police employees in England and Wales. The [[Metropolitan Police]] has the highest contingent of PCSOs, accounting for a quarter of PCSOs in England and Wales. The service with the second largest contingent as of 2012 was [[Greater Manchester Police]] (GMP) with 837 PCSOs, which was 5% of the total.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content.met.police.uk/Page/YourBorough |title=Your Borough |publisher=The Metropolitan Police |access-date=2012-10-26 |archive-date=23 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623174512/http://content.met.police.uk/Page/YourBorough |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://onthebeat101.wordpress.com/about-pcsos/ |title=About PCSOs « onthebeat101 |publisher=Onthebeat101.wordpress.com |date=2012-05-21 |access-date=2012-10-26}}</ref> |
PCSO numbers had, like those of police constables, been falling in previous years owing to [[United Kingdom government austerity programme|austerity]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/police-numbers-and-recruitment |title=Police Numbers and Recruitment |publisher=Politics.co.uk |access-date=2012-10-26}}</ref> At their prior peak in 2009, 16,814 PCSOs were employed. PCSOs represent 6.8% of total police employees in England and Wales. The [[Metropolitan Police]] has the highest contingent of PCSOs, accounting for a quarter of PCSOs in England and Wales. The service with the second largest contingent as of 2012 was [[Greater Manchester Police]] (GMP) with 837 PCSOs, which was 5% of the total.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content.met.police.uk/Page/YourBorough |title=Your Borough |publisher=The Metropolitan Police |access-date=2012-10-26 |archive-date=23 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623174512/http://content.met.police.uk/Page/YourBorough |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://onthebeat101.wordpress.com/about-pcsos/ |title=About PCSOs « onthebeat101 |publisher=Onthebeat101.wordpress.com |date=2012-05-21 |access-date=2012-10-26}}</ref> |
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{{Asof|2023}}, pay for PCSOs, which vary from force to force, range between £19,000 to around £26,000 per year |
{{Asof|2023}}, pay for PCSOs, which vary from force to force, range between £19,000 to around £26,000 per year depeding on experience.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/police-community-support-officer | publisher = National Careers Service | access-date = 27 May 2023 | title = Police community support officer}}</ref> |
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==Role== |
==Role== |