Vacancy Reference Number
22178
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Number of Vacancies
14
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(B) OCU
MO2 Met Intelligence
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Location
Vauxhall
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Building
COBALT SQUARE
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Band
Band D
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Part/Full Time
Full Time
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Hours per Week
36 hours per week
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Type of Contract
Permanent
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Job Advert
Job Title: Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Investigations Officer - 03
Salary: The starting salary is £40,519, which includes allowances totalling £3,009.
The salary is broken down as £37,510 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £40,141. Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: Cobalt Square, Vauxhall
Working Hours: This is full time position. The role includes a limited requirement to work night shifts each year. Typically, members of the Investigations team work around four sets of nights annually, subject to the team being at full strength. Night shifts are always worked in short blocks and never for seven consecutive days. These blocks consist of either three nights over a weekend (Friday to Sunday) or four nights during the week (Monday to Thursday). Night working is spread across the year, occurring approximately every 12 to 13 weeks, and amounts to around 14 nights per year as a baseline.
The team works a rotating daytime pattern consisting of one week of early shifts, followed by two weeks of standard daytime hours (either 8am–4pm or 9am–5pm), and one week of late shifts. The role also requires working 1 in 4 weekends as part of the rota.
Please note that the shift pattern associated with this role does not meet the eligibility criteria for Shift Disturbance Allowance (SDA), and as such, no SDA is payable.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Digital function within Met Intelligence of the Metropolitan Police.
The ANPR Investigations officer will support operational policing by using Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology to detect, disrupt and investigate criminal activity. Liaising with local policing teams, Road Policing and Specialist Crime to share relevant intelligence and coordinate disruption activity against criminal networks. The role holder is responsible for analysing ANPR data to identify suspect vehicles, inform intelligence led operations, and assist in real time and retrospective investigations so that officers can take timely, evidence-based action.
Working for the Met doesn’t have to mean patrolling the streets. Just as important as our uniformed officers is our 14,000-strong team of professional and support staff working behind the scenes. It’s these skilled people who provide the organisational capability to police London.
Duties and Responsibilities
Analyse Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) data to identify suspect vehicles and criminal activity so that arrests, vehicle seizures, and safeguarding interventions occur at the right time.
Monitor live ANPR alerts and brief operational officers to enhance situational awareness, improve arrest opportunities, and support officer safety.
Convert raw ANPR data into actionable intelligence products (e.g., movement charts, association analysis) so that policing decisions and targeted interventions are informed by evidence.
Track vehicle movements across regions and timeframes to corroborate lines of enquiry and strengthen live and retrospective investigations.
Produce clear written reports, briefings and—where required—evidential statements so that prosecutions are supported by accurate, admissible material.
Apply legal and ethical standards when accessing and using data (Data Protection, UK GDPR, Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, Human Rights Act).
Use specialist systems and tools securely (e.g., national ANPR platforms or equivalent) so that data integrity, auditability and operational effectiveness are maintained.
Identify intelligence gaps, potential system misuse or technical issues and escalate appropriately so that risks are mitigated, and service quality improves.
Contribute ANPR intelligence during critical incidents (e.g., kidnaps, high risk missing persons, terrorism related events) to enable rapid, evidence-based decision making and safeguarding outcomes.
Consult with police colleges on how best to use ANPR technology and tactics to solve crime problems.
Essential Skills and Experience:
Working knowledge of criminal investigation processes, evidential standards and disclosure requirements relevant to digital and data driven material is advantageous.
Awareness of relevant legislation and policy (Data Protection, UK GDPR, Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, Human Rights Act) and the ethical considerations of surveillance technologies
Technically savvy, with the ability to interrogate large data sets, identify meaningful patterns and present findings clearly.
Experience in an intelligence, investigative or analytical environment where data is used to inform operational decision making.
Competent user of specialist information systems and tools (e.g., national ANPR services or equivalent), maintaining accuracy and data security.
Some knowledge of how ANPR capabilities support operational policing, including the principles of vehicle movement analysis, pattern recognition and association.
Additional Requirements:
Achieve or maintain Intelligence Professionalisation Programme Certification throughout MO2 tenure.
Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo Management Vetting (MV) and Security Clearance (SC).
Vetting
This post requires access to the most sensitive intelligence material on a daily basis. Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Security Check (enhanced) (SC(e)) level before taking up the post.
How to apply
To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply button “. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, you should explain your interest in the position and why you want to join the ANPR Investigations Team. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and Personal Statement.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 27th July 2026.
www.metpolicecareers.co.uk
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Additional Information
CVF Staff Band.pdf – 971KB Opens in a new window
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Disability Confident Statement
The Met is committed to being an equitable (fair and impartial) and inclusive employer for disabled people, striving to have a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and long-term conditions, ethnic minority groups and women.
As a Disability Confident Leader, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.
The Met is committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process to ensure disabled applicants can perform at their best. If you need any reasonable adjustments or changes to the application and recruitment process, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence.
Please note, if you are applying for a police officer role or to become a police community support officer (PCSO) or designated detention officer (DDO), there is a minimum requirement that you must pass a job-related fitness test (JRFT) at point of entry. This does not apply to police staff roles. Find out more about police fitness standards.
Read our full disability confidence statement.
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