municipal police, their function is performed by the Guardia Civil or autonomous Community force who are assisted by officers known as "Vigilantes Municipales" who are uniformed municipal employees with limited powers. Sri Lanka The Government of Sri Lanka, has proposed the formation of a Community Police Service (CPS) of 28,000 members to be deployed alongside Grama Niladhari (village officers) to resolve minor disputes and youth offenders. Mirroring the role of old Police Vidane in villages, two CPS members would allocated to each Grama Niladhari division and operate out of the village Grama Niladhari office instead of the local Police Station. Reporting to the State Minister for Community Police Services, this force would have local members serving in their own residential areas acting as intelligence officers for the state and work closely with local civil defence committees. The new recruits will have the same powers as a police constable, and have a similar rank structure up to the grate of Sergeant. Once promoted to the rank of Sub Inspector, they will be assigned other duties in the Sri Lanka Police. Thailand The Royal Thai Police formed the "Phuket Tourist Police Department", staffed by "Tourist Police Volunteers" to deal with growing crime problems related to tourism in Thailand. Their role is to support police officers, helping tourists and patrolling mostly by foot. They wear a different uniform but unlike British PCSOs, they carry pepper spray and batons in addition to handcuffs. They do not carry firearms as Thai Police Officers do. A lot of their recruits are foreigners, this is done to make it easier to make links between the police and tourists. The Tourist Police Volunteers and their work were featured in the TV documentary Big Trouble in Thailand. The Netherlands In The Netherlands, there are municipal SEOs (Special enforcement officers). These assist the police on certain pieces of the law. They could be working in cities as municipal code inspectors, parking enforcement, public transport or in environmental departments. These officers have police powers like detaining people, issue fines and use force when arresting a person. Most municipalities issue handcuffs to the officers, in some cities also police batons are a part of the officers equipment. In a few cities officers are allowed to carry and use pepper spray. Only a few cities have SEOs with additional schooling carrying a firearm, these officers a mostly employed in dense areas like forests.