Post Title: Crime Reviewer
Contract type: Permanent
Rank/grade: Grade D
Salary: Starting Salary £37,190 + £6,920 London Weighting
Directorate/department: Report Fraud, National Lead Force
Vetting level required: MV/SC
Location: Guildhall Yard East
The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.
Who are we?
As City of London Police, we protect the people, businesses and infrastructure of the City of London, one of the most important and dynamic environments in the UK and globally. London City is the smallest borough in London, so does that make our job any less challenging? Absolutely not – because there’s so much going on.
City of London Police play a vital role in keeping the City of London diverse community safe. As a Police Staff Member you will be helping to making the city safer and deliver a valued service for those that live, work and visit the City.
Hybrid working - This Police Staff role adheres to Corporation of London’s hybrid working policy, which requires a 60% office attendance rate. The specifics of this will be discussed locally with your hiring manager if you’re successful for the role.
The City of London Police is keen to promote flexible working and will, subject to operational policing requirements, proactively consider all applications to work flexibly.
The City of London Police is committed to equality of opportunities and continuously strive for inclusivity within our Force. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly from those who are disabled, have long-term health conditions, and/or are neurodivergent, those with Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic backgrounds, female candidates, and LGBTQIA+ individuals.
About the team
Report Fraud sits within the City of London Police which is the National policing lead for economic crime.
Report Fraud receives all the fraud and cybercrime across England and Wales. Millions of reports of fraud and cybercrime are used by Report Fraud to identify serial offenders, organised crime groups and find emerging crime types.
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About the role
Crime Reviewers are responsible for assessing and analysing fraud and cybercrime reports submitted by the public and third parties. Data‑matching techniques are used to identify links between reports from different parts of the country. Initial investigative steps are undertaken to identify the individuals or organised groups responsible for the offending. Where appropriate, reports are then disseminated to local police forces or relevant law enforcement agencies to support further investigation.
Responsibilities
- Conduct initial evaluation of referrals to ensure that the appropriate criteria have been met.
- Identify potential vulnerable victims and make referrals to law enforcement in view of safeguarding.
- Assess fraud and cybercrime in accordance with Home Office Counting Rules and National Crime Recording Standards
- Gather all required information to support an informed assessment/referral process supported by clear rationale.
- Ulitlise a range of secondary checks to establish who committed the fraud or cybercrime.
- Support a customer focussed service by building and maintaining effective relationships with victims and witnesses.
- Assess reports or relevant information and determine the appropriate dissemination route.
Requirements
Your application will be scored against the criteria listed below for shortlisting. Please give examples and evidence your ability, knowledge and experience against the points below in your application.
In this role, you will be:
- Excellent public facing skills to enable effective information gathering and victim support and assistance.
- Good decision-making skills and the ability to communicate decisions to stakeholder groups and effectively manage their expectations.
- A knowledge and understanding of the Home Office Crime Recording Standards.
- Knowledge of policy and procedure in crime recording, investigation case management and intelligence.
- A proven investigative background and a good knowledge of investigation practices and processes.
This vacancy is open only to those who have the right to work in the UK. Also, due to this role requiring MV/SC level vetting, you need to have continuously resided in the UK for the last 5 years. This residency needs to be in the immediate 5 years prior to this application. If you do not meet this requirement, you are not eligible to apply for the role, due to nature of the vetting checks needed.
If you would like to discuss the role please contact: T/DI Victoria O’Keefe at: Victoria.O'Keefe@cityoflondon.police.uk
Selection Process
As part of the initial application process, you will be asked to evidence how your experience, skills, and knowledge align with the points listed above in the ‘Requirements Section.’
The application and interview will be tested under Level 1 of the College of Policing Competency and Values Framework.
Applicants who fail to address the skills/knowledge/experience of the job description will not be considered.
The closing date for applications is Monday 18th May 2026 at 11am.
Following shortlisting, successful candidates will be invited to attend a competency-based interview, to be held week commencing Monday June 1st 2026.
We strive to ensure all our information and services are accessible to and useable by everyone. If you would like to receive any information in a different way, would like us to do anything differently to help you apply for our roles, or have any other questions, please get in touch with HR via hrservices@cityoflondon.police.uk
Benefits:
A diverse workforce improves the service we provide to our public by making us more approachable and relevant within our communities. This is why it’s vitally important that we recruit people from a wide range of communities and backgrounds with an understanding of cultural issues and a wide range of skills. We therefore particularly encourage female and people from Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic communities to join us.
The way we work is changing. With a few exceptions most roles will be able to accommodate part time, job share and flexible working patterns. We can also offer hybrid working patterns of home and office based shift patterns. Feel free to speak to us about any flexible working requirements.
The Force has a number of Staff Support Networks that can offer you support and advice. Applicants are very welcome to contact the networks directly if they need any support or ask any question before they apply. For further information on the networks and their contact details please visit:
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- Discounts within the Square Mile specifically for City of London Police employees
- Free access to our Force Gym (with dedicated time for female colleagues throughout the week), Personal Training Instructors with a range of specialisms, and a large variety of fitness and wellbeing programmes
- 28 days + bank holidays, increasing up to 34 days with continuous service
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