Disclosure Officer - Holborn, United Kingdom - Metropolitan Police

Metropolitan Police

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Holborn, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Description

Job Title:
Disclosure Officer

Salary:
£32,194 to £34,452 plus a location allowance of £1,721. You will receive £32,194 the band minimum. Progress to the band maximum of £34,452 will be via incremental progression.

Location:
Holborn

Job Summary
The Directorate of Legal Services (DLS) provides in-house legal services for the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).

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

Work Involves

Working closely with the FDT's Senior Disclosure Officers, Disclosure Officers and 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.

Please see the job description for further details on the specifics of the role.

Disclosure Officer Job Description

Purpose:

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

Key Responsibilities:

To use a methodical approach to process requests for disclosure in Family Proceedings
To have overall case responsibility and to ensure that all cases are prioritised to comply with the strict deadlines. This requires great attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy when making editing judgments, ensuring that data is redacted in accordance with the Disclosure Protocols, Data Protection Act 1998, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Children's Act 1989. Taking into account third party details, sensitive information, operational procedures, legal exemptions and the risk of repercussions in disclosing the information
Extracting information from police systems in line with agreed procedures
Close liaison with Child Abuse Investigation Teams, Community Safety Units and other MPS units
Working to strict court deadlines whilst managing a high caseload
There will be occasions when you will need to undertake presentations, meetings, and conferences in respect of disclosure issues and procedural changes
You will be working alongside other team members and will be expected to provide training and feedback for them as necessary

Other Information

Take up to two days per month off as flexileave, providing the staff member does not exceed the allowance specified with DLS guidelines
To work from home or at a remote location up to three times a week

Please note the recruitment process is thorough and consequently can be quite lengthy.

Shortlisting and interviews will be based on the criteria listed, and there will be a written exercise to test day-to-day working procedures and the essential criteria listed on the advert.

Salary:
£32,194.00-£34,452.00 per year

Schedule: