Records Review & Rectification Practitioner - Bedfordshire Police
Beds, Cambs and Herts Constabularies
Information Management (IM) is a collaborated BCH (Beds, Cambs & Herts) department incorporating various business areas within Organisational Support. One of the business areas within IM is the Records, Review and Rectification (RRT) team.
We are now recruiting for a Records Review and Rectification Practitioner to coordinate and manage all forms of electronic and physical records generated by Beds/Cambs/Herts staff and officers.
What does the Records Review and Rectification Practitioner role involve?
You will be working within a small, collaborative team of 9; 7 practitioners and 2 supervisors. The practitioners are based at both Godmanchester and Luton.
We are a hardworking team, and this role is vitally important, underpinning much of the work undertaken by officers. Every day is different whatever your role in policing, so here’s an overview of your day-to-day responsibilities:
- Review deletion and rectification requests from members of the public and ACRO for national and local records.
- Create records on a digital archiving system.
- Interrogate current and legacy systems to review existing records in line with national guidelines.
- Manage enquiries from police staff, officers and external third parties.
- Provide instruction to all police and non-police personnel in the use of the force records management database.
- Contribute to achieving the BCH vision, purpose and values.
- Travel within Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire or externally for operational, training, or general duty requirements.
- Occasional work in a warehouse environment, undertaking manual handling tasks.
Are you the right person for the Records Review and Rectification Practitioner position?
It is important to us that we hire someone with the right values and attitude that align with ours. Whether officer or staff, we are serving the public, and the policing Competency and Values Framework underpins everything we do. We are also looking for you to:
- Have great attention to detail.
- Be proactive and use your initiative.
- Take a solution-focused approach to any query or task.
- Be a team player.
- Be organised and methodical.
- Be able to summarise with good report writing skills.
We have 2 full-time posts of 37 hours per week available, both based at Luton. Our core hours are 8am – 4pm, Monday-Friday. The role is office-based with the opportunity to work agilely once the probationary period has been successfully passed and in agreement with your line manager and with a minimum of 40% office attendance. You will be required to travel to Godmanchester for training during your probationary period.
Why join BCH?
By joining us as a Records Review and Rectification Practitioner you will receive a vast range of opportunities and benefits. Some of these include:
- Competitive salary.
- 24 days annual leave, rising with service to 30 days, exclusive of bank holidays.
- Local government pension scheme.
- Opportunities for development.
- Employee Assistant Programme providing free and confidential. counselling, financial and legal advice.
- Long Service Awards.
- Blue Light Card.
- Cycle 2 Work scheme.
- And more!
If you think this could be the role for you, we encourage you to apply today. All applications must be made through our online recruitment portal by clicking the ‘Apply’ button below. If you have any queries, you can contact the recruitment team via recruitment@bch.police.uk.
To reach the hiring managers contact either Ali Creed or Paula Hagerty via alastair.creed@beds.police.uk or paula.hagerty@cambs.police.uk.
There is the potential that you will be asked to complete a medical form due to the occasional physical nature of the role and you will need to undergo Management Level vetting.
BCH celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is valued and respected. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented or minority groups.
Everyone at BCH takes personal responsibility to help create an inclusive workplace, where police officers and staff respect one another, feel valued for their differences and can be themselves. We are committed to providing workplace adjustments, wherever possible so everyone feels welcome and can flourish.
BCH is a Disability Confident Employer. Should you require any reasonable adjustments for your application process, please contact HR on 01438 757777. We also recognise the ‘offer an interview’ scheme to candidates who meet the minimum requirement, regardless of any points system or portfolio gathering; this is throughout promotion boards and the interview process. Where possible we will also consider flexible working requests.
If you are shortlisted for interview you will be expected to evidence against all personal qualities and the entry requirements as stipulated in the attached role profile.
This vacancy is open to Bedfordshire Police, Cambridgeshire Constabulary and Hertfordshire Constabulary employees. You may need to resign from your home force and join Bedfordshire.
All internal applicants must have successfully completed their probationary period in order to apply for this role.
Additional Advert Information
- Internal Applicants
To apply for this role, internal applicants must have successfully completed their probationary period.
If you qualify as an internal candidate within the advertising force, you may upload either your CV or the internal role summary form attached to this advert.
- Vetting Process
Please note that, as part of the vetting process, the BCH Vetting Unit may need to contact your current line manager for a Supervisor Appraisal. This requirement aligns with the 2025 National Guidelines for Vetting (APP 6.5.18).
Examples of when this may apply include:
- Transferring to another force
- Renewing vetting clearance
- Moving into a role requiring MV clearance (even if you currently hold MV clearance)
- Moving into or working in a role involving close contact with vulnerable individuals
If any of the above apply to you, please expect your line manager to be contacted when you submit your vetting application.
- Redeployment and Redundancy
This vacancy is open to employees at risk of redundancy and will remain available to redeployees until a final offer has been agreed and accepted.
Redeployees at risk of redundancy will take priority over all other applicants at any stage of the recruitment process. If successful, redeployees will remain on their home force’s terms and conditions.
- Role Profile
We recommend downloading and saving a copy of the role profile, as it will no longer be accessible once the advert closes.
- Commitment to Inclusion
As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to be themselves. We provide workplace adjustments wherever needed so that all colleagues can thrive.
If you have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the role, you will be guaranteed an interview under the Offer an Interview Scheme.