ERSOU - ROCU - Sergeant - Sensitive Intelligence Unit

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for a substantive Sergeant/Detective Sergeant within our Sensitive Intelligence Unit (SIU). As a critical function, the SIU are forecasting future vacancies and will also be supporting applications from officers, supported by their line manager and Head of Department (DCI or equivalent), who are seeking a temporary/acting opportunity at this rank.

The Eastern Region Specialist Operations Unit (ERSOU) have responsibility for targeting and disrupting Serious and Organised Crime through the delivery of covert services across the Eastern region. The Undefined Intelligence Unit (SIU) is a specialist department, at the forefront of intelligence collection and covert policing with responsibility for managing and developing intelligence, assessing the threat picture to the region, and identifying emerging threats and trends. The SIU intelligence officers are at the heart of delivering specialist covert policing capabilities to tackle threat, risk, harm and identifying opportunities to disrupt Organised Crime Groups. The SIU works closely with partners utilising highly undefined intelligence feeds conferred by the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA) in support of proactive covert operations