Disclosure Clerk - London, United Kingdom - Metropolitan Police

Metropolitan Police

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

£28,511 to £30,504 plus a Location allowance of £1,721. You will receive £28,511 the band minimum. Progression to the band maximum of £30,504 will be via incremental progression.

Location:
Holborn, London
The Directorate of Legal Services (DLS) provides in-house legal services for the Metropolitan Police Service (Met).

As part of DLS' Family Disclosure Team (FDT), you will provide specialist help and support in matters relating to family court proceedings on behalf of the Met.

Work Involves:

Working closely with the FDT's Senior Disclosure Officers, Disclosure Officers and other Clerks, this role will involve a variety of tasks to assist with the timely disposal of requests for police information by courts, local authorities, solicitor's firms, interested parties and other agencies.

Purpose:

To provide an accurate response, within a timely and appropriate manner, to requests for disclosure relating to Family Proceedings.

Key Responsibilities:

To review the instructions provided by the Case Holder in order to carry out thorough searches on the relevant MPS intelligence systems and manual filing systems.
To review the request for disclosure and understand what information is being sought. As per the Case Holders instructions, attach the relevant reports to DLS' bespoke case management system. If applicable, pass the file to another Disclosure Clerk to review the results.
Use experience to decide if an individual privy to proceedings are identical to those featured in the reports, and consider which reports are relevant and necessary for disclosure.
Reallocate file back to the Case Holder with clear and accurate results of information located.
Highlight which reports may be applicable to the request and which reports relate to investigations that are ongoing.
To assist the Disclosure Team with various administrative tasks.
To ensure that all cases are prioritised to comply with the restricted deadlines.

Please see the attached job description for more information about the role.

Other information:

Deputise at a higher level to cover the Disclosure Assistant or Disclosure Officer roles.
Work from home or at a remote location up to three times a week (however please note that initial training will be office based).
Take up to two days per month off as flexileave, providing the staff member does not exceed the allowance specified with DLS guidelines.
You will be required to undergo vetting to minimum Counter Terrorism Check (CTC) level.

We view diversity as fundamental to our success. To tackle today's complex policing challenges, we need a workforce made up from all of London's communities. Applications from across the community are therefore essential.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer the Met have committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long-term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

Salary:
£28,511.00-£30,504.00 per year

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