Do Wardens need the powers that accreditation has to offer?
Accreditation gives wardens an opportunity to take on more powers. Although some warden schemes are not keen to take on powers, others feel that some powers, used in full co-operation with the police, may be of use. Wardens do not have to be issued with all or any of the powers that are available to them. They need only take on the ones that they and their police force feel would be of particular use to them. None of the powers is compulsory. Only where the police and accredited employers together consider it to be a good idea will wardens be issued with them.
