CSAS & RSAS Training

There is an expectation that all personnel engaged in the delivery of CSAS and RSAS display the highest level of integrity and professionalism. CSAS and RSAS training is to ensure that employees are assessed as fit and proper to hold the responsibility of an accredited person.

Accreditation will not be achieved unless training has undertaken.

Once the organisation has been approved each employee must successfully complete an initial training course.

It is essential to contact the relevant police forces before arranging any training for accreditation. This is to ensure that appropriate training is arranged. Both cost and duration vary depending on training provider and force requirements.

Training must be refreshed every 3 years.

What does the training involve?

Course content is generally tailored to the specific role employees will perform, and they are trained only in the powers for which they will be accredited.

Course content can vary but will contain the following mandatory subjects:

• An introduction to CSAS/RSAS and relevant current legislation
• The extended policing family
• Accredited persons and relevant powers that may be exercised
• Interpersonal social skills in the community
• Conflict management
• Risk assessment and personal safety
• Recording evidence and details of incidents
• Community safety problem solving and crime reduction in communities
• Professional curiosity (understanding relevant issues in the community and recognising signs to spot, for example, modern slavery or child criminal exploitation)
• Accredited persons action at crime scenes or incidents

Employees will be granted the relevant accreditation as deemed necessary by the Chief Constable of the force in which the employee is working.

Employees must sit and pass an examination. Individuals who are assessed as unsuitable cannot achieve accreditation.

Who provides the training?

The Police Crime Prevention Academy (PCPA) have been appointed as the body responsible for endorsing CSAS & RSAS training providers which encourages a national standard to the training.

A full list of CSAS training providers can be found on the Academy website.