Disclosure Officer
Role: Disclosure Officer
Department: Professional Standards
Location: Carbrook, Sheffield
Salary: £32,613 - £37,020
Hours: 37
Contract Type: Temporary for 12 months
In this role you will perform the role of Exhibits and Disclosure Officer within Operation Camelot-Mike, providing oversight and coordination of the acquisition, management and disclosure of material relating to CSE linked misconduct and criminal investigations
You will prepare accurate and legally compliant disclosure schedules, ensure the secure handling and retention of exhibits and sensitive material, and facilitate the timely and appropriate sharing of information with partner agencies.
Key responsibilities:
Attend court when required to give evidence relating to disclosure decisions, professional standards documentation, or as a witness of fact in cases associated with Operation Camelot-Mike enquiries.‑Mike enquiries.
Act as the lead disclosure officer for Operation Camelot-Mike, ensuring all relevant material particularly legacy, sensitive or historic CSE related content is identified, reviewed, retained and scheduled in accordance with CPIA (1996), the Disclosure Manual and PSD procedures.‑Mike, ensuring all relevant material‑related content
Examine, review and reveal unused material connected to Operation Camelot-Mike enquiries, preparing accurate and comprehensive disclosure schedules, and making defensible decisions regarding sensitivity and relevance. ‑Mike enquiries, preparing accurate and comprehensive disclosure schedules, and making defensible decisions regarding sensitivity and relevance.
Maintain responsibility for preparing, updating and submitting disclosure schedules for prosecutor review, ensuring all material is retained, recorded and reviewed in line with statutory obligations.
Liaise with partner agencies, prosecutors, Professional Standards officers and legal teams to address disclosure queries, highlight sensitive material, and support decision making.‑making.
Prepare case related documentation for linked misconduct or criminal proceedings, ensuring that disclosures meet operational, legal and ethical standards.‑related documentation for linked misconduct or criminal proceedings, ensuring that disclosures meet operational, legal and ethical standards.
Interview witnesses, complainants or staff members where required to clarify disclosure related issues or support the creation of accurate evidential statements.‑related issues or support the creation of accurate evidential statements.
Support Operation Camelot-Mike investigators by reviewing material retrieved from legacy systems, highlighting disclosure implications, safeguarding risks or sensitive content requiring restricted handling. ‑Mike investigators by reviewing material retrieved from legacy systems, highlighting disclosure implications, safeguarding risks or sensitive content requiring restricted handling.
Ensure all disclosure activity is properly documented with clear rationales, maintaining a robust audit trail capable of withstanding internal/external scrutiny.
Provide guidance, mentoring or support to colleagues and junior staff regarding disclosure principles, material handling, retention obligations and CPIA requirements.
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with CPS, partner agencies and internal departments to streamline disclosure processes and support joint investigations.
Stay current with developments in disclosure law, National Disclosure Improvement Plan (NDIP) guidance and PSD policies, briefing colleagues on updates where required.
Make fair, ethical and objective disclosure decisions, ensuring all material that meets the disclosure test is appropriately highlighted, managed and revealed.
Work towards or maintain professional disclosure competence, including qualifications relevant to disclosure, investigation or criminal justice administration.
Skills and experience:
- Good command of English both verbally and in writing.
- High level of computer literacy including use of Microsoft Office suite of applications.
- Ability to manage own workload, prioritising competing demands to ensure the enquiries run to their maximum effectiveness and efficiency.
- Educated to University level or able to provide relevant evidence of alternative relevant qualification/experience.
- Must be PIP 2 accredited.
Skills and experience as documented in the role profile need to be evidenced in your application to be considered for interview.
For more detailed information relating to the role, skills and experience for this role, please click here to view the role profile.
What we offer:
We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:
- A highly competitive salary and access to a generous pension scheme
- Generous annual leave allowance
- A wide range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Flexible working arrangements including flexi-time and hybrid working
- A transparent and collaborative team culture underpinned by our core values of Fairness, Integrity & Trust
- Comprehensive range of development and leadership courses to develop your career with South Yorkshire Police
- Employee Assistant Programme (accessible 24/7) offering confidential support and advice
- Flexible lifestyle benefits such as: Blue Light Card, Company Shop, Cycle to work scheme
- Committed to embedding sustainability: South Yorkshire Police Sustainability Strategy 2020-2025 (yhrn.police)
- Membership to the Sports and Social Club
- Access to a wide range of staff support groups and networks
Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 5 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.
Appearance & Standards:
South Yorkshire Police is committed to striking a proportionate balance between self-expression and the need to maintain role sensitive professional standards in dress and appearance. Officers, staff, and volunteers of South Yorkshire Police are permitted to have tattoos visible whilst on duty provided the tattoo is not considered to be unacceptable or otherwise inappropriate. Tattoos will be reviewed as part of the recruitment and selection process.
South Yorkshire Police is committed to striking a proportionate balance between self-expression and the need to maintain role sensitive professional standards in dress and appearance. Officers, staff, and volunteers of South Yorkshire Police are permitted to have tattoos visible whilst on duty provided the tattoo is not considered to be unacceptable or otherwise inappropriate. Tattoos will be reviewed as part of the recruitment and selection process.
South Yorkshire Police’s overarching aim is to deliver an excellent police service to support safer communities. The public’s assessment of our excellence is influenced by the level of trust and confidence in us, as an organisation and as individuals. In comparison to the general public, police officers and police staff are held to a higher standards of behaviour and accountability. In applying to join the police, applicants are accepting of these higher standards and understand the implications on their right to privacy.
South Yorkshire Police’s Key Values:
At South Yorkshire Police we have 3 key values which run through everything we do Fairness, Integrity & Trust, the attached document details the key behaviours we expect all employees to adhere to.
Smarter ways of Working:
South Yorkshire Police is committed to developing working practices which assist staff to balance their personal and professional lives, whilst meeting the needs of the organisation. This in turn enables SYP to provide an outstanding service to the community.
There are 3 different categories as part of this which are: Fixed, Field and Hybrid.
This role has been evaluated as a fixed role.
Fixed: This is a traditional arrangement, applicable when the work is mostly required to be undertaken at a fixed single place of work (on police premises) for most of the time. The work can only or is more effectively delivered from a police premises or other agreed organisational/partner premises.
Contact details:
For further information about the role, please contact: T/DI Sam Newton on 07775 031647
Closing Date: 2nd March 2026
Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made between the Recruitment Manager and the Line Manager for the role.
Candidate Information:
Please note that, should you be successful at the interview stage and before appointment, the relevant pre-employment checks are required. These include references, medical clearance, vetting clearance and sickness absence criteria check.
Diversity & Inclusion:
Applications are particularly welcome from female and ethnic minority candidates.
It is really important to us that the department represents the community we serve, in order for us to provide the best service, utilising a range of backgrounds, experience and skills. We support and value all officers and staff and the unique experiences they bring to the role. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from these valuable underrepresented groups.
If you are from an underrepresented group and want to find out more about the support we can offer, please contact our dedicated team on positiveaction@southyorks.pnn.police.uk
In addition, we will look to support anyone who requires Part Time/Job share working hours.
Internal Candidates:
This vacancy is temporary therefore, you must have the support of your current Line Manager to apply. If you are a permanent member of staff, this would be classed as a secondment opportunity. If you are on a fixed term contract, you must contact the Recruitment Team before applying.
Please ensure that you and your current line manager complete the attached consent form. Please email the completed form to the hiring line manager, with the role title and the closing date stated in the subject of your email.
Without support, your application will not be considered any further.
Further Information:
This role is offered on a fixed-term basis in accordance with applicable employment legislation and South Yorkshire Police policy.
Fixed-term contracts are used where there is a genuine business need, such as project-based work, temporary cover or time-limited funding. The fixed term period is subject to change, linked to the posts requirements and may be subject to extension or early termination in line with appropriate notice period.
All fixed-term employees will receive equal treatment and access to opportunities in line with our commitment to fair and inclusive employment practices.
Where appropriate, fixed-term roles may be made permanent without the need for a further recruitment process.
Documents to Review:
For the Police Staff Recruitment Vetting Handbook - Please Click here
For Application Guidance and Tips - Please Click Here
For the FIT Values of South Yorkshire Police - Please Click Here
For Secondment Approval - Please Click Here
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