Contract type – Part Time 14hrs 36mins over 2 days
Location – Birmingham
Grade- 6
Salary – £38,169 – £44,700
Information about the Role
Today terrorism is a constant threat within the United Kingdom. By joining Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) West Midlands, you can directly contribute to keeping the UK safe and help us tackle the threat.
Our Major Incident Room (MIR) within the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit receives, reviews and indexes all material gathered during major investigations. From this material, investigators are then tasked to drive and direct the investigations.
Responsibilities
- Reading all material (statements, documents, interviews etc.) submitted to the MIR, identifying lines of enquiry and raising actions to further the investigation.
- Creating summaries of all document types to assist the disclosure officer, investigators and to assist in the creation of the file.
- Identifying information to be indexed, cross-referenced or highlighted and identifying urgent actions and making decisions on fast track material.
- Updating the Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) ensuring that they are fully conversant with all the necessary details regarding the investigation.
- Receiving and maintaining returned actions ensuring correct completion and identifying any further issues or actions arising.
- Researching the action queues, assessing their priority in accordance with current lines of enquiry and other pertinent issues, identifying actions to be referred or pended.
- Allocating actions to the outside Investigators, giving consideration to current lines of enquiry, the type of enquiry to be made and the location of the officers, ensuring all relevant information, documentation and intelligence is available.
- Providing administrative and statistical information and preparing reports as required.
- Responsibility for the examination and certification of the disclosure of material involved in the investigation generated by all disciplines across CTP WM CTU including third party material.
- Preparing accurate, comprehensive and ethical disclosure schedule for the Prosecutor using the appropriate documentation and headings, as per rules of disclosure.
- Advising the Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in relation to third party issues, evidence, continuity material that undermines the prosecution case and material that assists the defence case.
- Editing as required within disclosure rules surrounding sensitivity all relevant disclosurable material prior to disclosure to the Defence.
- Liaising with the Senior Investigating Officer (SIO), Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and Prosecuting Counsel on aspects of the unused material in the enquiry, including justification for sensitivity classifications attributed to material and PII issues.
- Liaising with the Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in cases when the Defence require access to review disclosure material and for making suitable arrangements to facilitate as required.
- Attending Case Conferences, where appropriate, with CPS and Prosecuting Counsel in respect of all matters relating to the disclosure of material and exhibits on behalf of the SIO.
- Attending court and giving evidence as required.
Skills and competencies
Essential
- Investigatory experience and a sound knowledge/practical experience of the Major Incident Room Standardised Administration Procedures.
- Knowledge and experience in relation to all relevant legislation relating to the role, including the Criminal Procedures and Investigation Act 1996, Codes of Practice, Rules of Court and Regulation.
- Experience & understanding of the use of covert tactics and investigations – Sensitive disclosure officer.
- Knowledge of the HOLMES data base and HOLMES Disclosure Module.
- Good communication and negotiation skills.
- Ability to manage own workload, prioritising competing demands from different operations to ensure the enquiries run to their maximum effectiveness and efficiency.
Desirable
- Experience of working on own initiative with minimal supervision.
- Experience of producing clear, accurate and logical schedules of disclosed material for the benefit of the Crown Prosecution Service.
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