What is the legal status of a Police Support Volunteer (PSV)?
PSVs are not entitled to employee or worker rights and do not have the same responsibilities – for example, they do not have to give a period of notice. This also means the Constabulary does not have the same responsibilities towards PSVs as they do for employees. They only have responsibility where legislation provides for specific exceptions, for example, the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Disability Discrimination Act 1995, Sex Discrimination Acts 1975 and 1986, Protection from Harassment Act 1997 and Race Relations Act 1976.
