Closing date: 12th July 2026 , 11:59pm
Salary: £38,169 - £44,700
Grade: 6
*Applicants from the last 6 months need not apply
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.
Based in our modern offices near to Birmingham International Airport, the MIR staff have a diverse mix of skills and experience which enables them to provide a bespoke service to the counter terrorism network.
We are looking for a disclosure & receiver / reader officer to join our team on a permanent basis, working Monday to Friday, between the hours of 0800 – 1600 but an element of flexibility is required to meet business needs.
The role
The role of HOLMES Receiver/Reader requires the knowledge and skills to review and assess all material gathered on CT investigations. You’ll need a proven investigative background to identify evidential lines of enquiry, recording actions to be taken making appropriate decisions on how material should be entered onto the HOLMES system database. You’ll need to ensure that all lines of enquiry have been pursued to a satisfactory conclusion and any intelligence gathered is properly indexed to assist future investigations.
As a Disclosure Officer you’ll be responsible for examining and listing all material which is generated during an investigation. Your primary role is to consider in accordance with the Criminal Procedures & Investigation Act (CPIA) whether material is accurate & relevant and determine its potential to either undermine the prosecution case or assist the defence ensuring its listing on appropriate court schedules.
This role also carries the additional responsibility of reviewing sensitive material again to ensure it complies with CPIA but also with a view to protecting sensitive sources and tactics commonly utilised by CTU and partner agencies ensuring that the Senior Investigating Officer (SIO), case builders and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) are suitably informed prior to trial.
These are crucial activities within any CT investigation to ensure the material gathered is accurate, relevant and proportional and to ensure that investigators act within an ethical and legal framework.
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.
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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.
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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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Security Clearance
This post requires British nationality (some dual nationalities may be ineligible) and a Developed Vetting clearance.
You will need to undergo additional security clearance checks, with the offer of employment being conditional on obtaining all of the necessary security clearances.
There are limitations on travelling to a small number of countries once in post.
Diversity & Inclusion
We maximise the potential of people from all backgrounds through a culture of fairness and inclusion to deliver the best service for our communities, whilst protecting them from harm.
Counter Terrorism Policing is always working to build upon our diverse workforce to reflect the country we serve. An inclusive culture enables us to do things differently, working in ways that meet individuals’ needs, flexing working patterns to ensure work-life balance is healthy so that we deliver the best for the organisation.
We are a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment we operate a Disability Confident Interview Scheme - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview.
It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job. For example, in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. In these circumstances, the employer could select the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job, as they would do for non-disabled applicants.
Advertisement Closing Date
We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if the maximum volume of applications has been reached. Candidates with unsubmitted applications will not be informed prior to the advert closing.
Please do not attach a CV/covering letter as these will no t be used during the application process.
