The news comes after a chief constable warned that the policeman on the beat could disappear within a decade and be replaced by PCSOs.
The Home Secretary wants to look at expanding their powers to include others such as detaining a suspect until a police constable arrives, imposing a fine for daubing graffiti and being allowed to disperse troublemakers.
Miss Smith said powers to detain, but not to make arrests, would be extended to all forces. Currently only 23 out of 44 police forces in England and Wales allow PCSOs to detain suspects.
The Government also wants to give the public more clarity on the role of PCSOs - which have been dubbed "plastic bobbies" - and plans to standardise uniforms to make them easier to recognise.
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