6341 Legal Services Disclosure Officer
An opportunity to work with the Legal Services Department, where you’ll be part of a valued and supportive team.
This role is a 12 month fixed term contract.
The closing date is 26th October 23:55pm
What will the role involve?
This role will deal with requests that come from members of the public and legal practitioners, asking for disclosure of Constabulary information under the exemption within the Data Protection Act 2018, where the request is made in relation to/contemplation of legal proceedings.
The legislation provides a power for police to disclose, but not an obligation to disclose; although the alternative for the requester is to seek an order from a court to compel disclosure and there is then an obligation to either disclose or apply to vary the order; either way, there will eventually be a requirement to collate, review, redact and disclose and this is the work to be performed by the disclosure officer.
In addition, the Legal Services Disclosure Officer will act as a single point of contact to liaise with the Constabulary's Information Disclosure Unit, for the purposes of handling responses to Subject Access Requests, Freedom of Information requests and redirecting disclosure requests.
There are further responsibilities and duties set out in the Role Profile.
What skills and experience do we need you to bring to the role?
We are looking for someone who is a good team player.
We are keen to hear from you if you are competent in Microsoft systems (including Excel, Word and Outlook) as well as Adobe.
With appropriate training, we will need you to be able to use multiple IT systems at once - which will include Microsoft systems and the Constabulary’s in-house systems - to capture and transfer information across various documents.
We are looking for someone who can prioritise tasks and has an excellent attention to detail.
For full details, please see the role profile linked in this advert.
If you would like any more information about the role, please contact Louise Rogers on 01452 754306 or louise.rogers@gloucestershire.police.uk
Notice for internal candidates: this role is advertised as a fixed-term contract. In the event that you successfully interview for this role, you will accept the role on either a secondment or fixed-term contract basis.
You will only be offered a secondment subject to your current Line Manager’s approval - please note that there is no guarantee that management will agree to the secondment and there is no obligation for them to do so. It is advisable to liaise with management to see if a secondment would be supported before submitting an application.
In the event that you are offered the role as a fixed-term contract, you should be aware that you have no right to return to your previous role and will leave the force when your contract ends. In the event that you have accrued two years’ continuous service when your contract ends, you may be eligible to be added to the redeployment register, however it is not guaranteed that we will be able to offer you a suitable alternative. When accepting the role on a fixed-term basis, you take the personal risk that your employment with the force may end at the end of the contract. More information regarding the redeployment register can be found here.
Please refer to the Role Profile document when completing the Statement in support of your application section of the form. In this section, you are required to provide evidence with specific examples for each of the Essential criteria included under the Experience and Qualifications section of the Role Profile. For each of the criteria, please write a paragraph detailing how your experience, qualifications, skills and abilities meet the minimum criteria for the role. Applicants who do not provide this required evidence will unfortunately not be invited to interview.
Candidates applying for Gloucestershire Constabulary should be aware that the use of online 'Artificial Intelligence' (AI) systems such as ChatGPT to generate application answers is NOT permitted, any candidate found to have submitted an application form using online 'AI' software to generate answers will be removed from the recruitment process with immediate effect. This may result in future applications with the Constabulary also being rejected, based on integrity.
Need help with your application?
If you need any support while completing your application, whether it’s understanding the questions, gathering the right information, or just having someone to talk it through with, then our Better Together Team is here to help. We’d be happy to support you at any stage of the process.
For support with your application, please contact Better Together at BetterTogetherTeam@Gloucestershire.police.uk
At Gloucestershire Constabulary we recognise the benefits of increasing diversity across our force and the value of building a representative workforce. That is why it is important that people from ethnically diverse backgrounds and under-represented groups, including those with a disability, apply and help us deliver excellence in policing throughout Gloucestershire. We are a proud Disability Confident Employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities. You may wish to register with our Talent Bank- the link can be found here: https://gloucestershireconstabulary.tal.net/vx/appcentre-External/brand-3/candidate/so/pm/8/pl/12/opp/457-Register-your-interest-with-Better-Together/en-GB