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Senior Criminal Enforcement Officer, Disclosure Officer - £43,894 (National) or £47,776 (London) p.a. + benefits
Senior Criminal Enforcement Officer, Disclosure Officer - £43,894 (National) or £47,776 (London) p.a. + benefits
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Job summary
We are currently looking for a Disclosure Officer to join our Criminal Enforcement Unit Function within the Safety & Surveillance group.
This is a permanent full-time opportunity. The role is a home-based role but will require occasional travel to 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf London, E14 4PU or South Mimms, Hertfordshire. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas.
Who are we?
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) enhance and improve the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research.
The Criminal Enforcement Unit (CEU) is the dedicated law enforcement function of the MHRA. Its strategic aim is to reduce and eliminate offences involving medicines and medical devices, protecting public health and maintaining confidence in the UK's regulatory framework.
The Unit investigates serious and organised crime linked to the illegal manufacture, importation and supply of medicines and medical devices, using intelligence-led approaches to identify threats and target those who seek to profit from criminality. We work closely with law enforcement, government, regulatory and international partners to protect the public and safeguard the integrity of the UK's medicines and medical devices supply chains.
The Unit comprises a highly skilled multidisciplinary workforce with experience drawn from policing, Regional Organised Crime Units, the National Crime Agency, intelligence, regulatory enforcement and other specialist disciplines. The CEU consists of seven teams, each reporting to a Grade 7 Senior Manager. These teams are aligned to one of two Commands: Intelligence and Innovation, and Investigation and Disruption. Each is led by a Head of Command, who reports directly to the Deputy Director of Criminal Enforcement.
Working in the CEU offers the opportunity to contribute directly to protecting public health, tackling crime, and making a tangible impact on the safety of patients and the wider public.
Job description
Role Purpose
The Disclosure Officer role is an SEO grade working within the Investigation and Disruption Command. Their core responsibilities include:
- Leading and managing disclosure in complex criminal investigations, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, codes of practice and organisational policy.
- Working closely with investigators, prosecutors and other partners to ensure material is identified, reviewed, recorded and disclosed appropriately.
- Providing specialist advice and guidance on disclosure issues throughout the lifecycle of an investigation and prosecution.
- Preparing Disclosure Management Documents and disclosure schedules in line with CPIA requirements.
- Leading or supporting complex criminal investigations in times of high demand.
Key responsibilities
- Work within a small, specialist disclosure unit, acting as a Disclosure Officer on complex and sensitive criminal investigations and managing disclosure obligations in accordance with CPIA requirements.
- Review and assess unused material, identifying material that meets the test for disclosure and ensuring decisions are properly recorded and auditable.
- Advise investigators on disclosure risks, issues and emerging case law.
- Work collaboratively with prosecutors, counsel, digital specialists and investigators to resolve complex disclosure challenges.
- Support continuous improvement by developing guidance, sharing best practice and helping to strengthen disclosure capability across the team.
- Attend court to fulfill your continuing obligations as a disclosure officer.
Person specification
Essential Criteria:
- Have experience as a criminal investigator with a current strong track record of managing disclosure in complex investigations.
- Be someone with a thorough understanding of CPIA, the Attorney Generals Guidelines on Disclosure and relevant investigative and other criminal justice processes.
- Have recent experience of managing large volumes of material, including digital evidence, and developing proportionate and effective disclosure strategies.
- Recent experience within an investigative, law enforcement setting
- Planning, prioritising and coordinating competing workstreams, ensuring high-quality outcomes are delivered within agreed timescales
If you would like to find out more about this fantastic opportunity, please read our Job Description and Person Specification! (specifically, Experience, Technical 1, Technical 5b)
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Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Working Together
- Changing and Improving
- Managing a Quality Service
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Experience of managing disclosure in serious and complex investigations, including preparing Disclosure Management Documents and disclosure schedules in line with CPIA requirements.
- Formal accreditation under the Professionalising Investigation Programme (PIP) to level 1 or 2 (investigator) or equivalent, or demonstrable competence to practitioner level against core GCFP professional standards.
- Ability to lead and support criminal investigations into serious and complex crime, gathering and evaluating evidence, and preparing case files and associated documentation.
Benefits
- Annual Leave: 25 days annual leave on entry, rising by one day for each completed year of service to a maximum of 30 days and pro-rata for part-time staff. PLUS 8 bank holidays
- Privilege Leave: 1 day
- Hours of Work: 37 hours (net) per week for full time staff in all geographical locations, including London and pro rata for part-time staff
- Occupational Sick Pay (OSP): One month full pay/one month half pay on entry, rising by one month for each completed year of service to a maximum of five months full pay/five months half pay
- Mobility: Mobility clause in contracts allowing staff to be mobile across the Civil Service
- Civil Service Pension Scheme. Please see the link for further information http://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/ For enquiries relating to the Civil Service Pension Schemes please contact MyCSP's Pension Service Centre directly on 0300 123 6666
- Flexible working to ensure staff maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Interest free season ticket loan or bike loan
- Employee Assistance Services and access to the Civil Service Benevolent Fund
- Eligibility to join Motoring , Boundless by CSMA
- Variety of staff and Civil Service clubs
- On-going learning and development
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Key dates
- Closing date 08 November 2026 at 23:55
- Sifting From 09 November 2026 onwards
- Main panel interviews 30 November 2026 onwards (Interviews will be held in person at 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf).
Communications will be electronic via email therefore it is important that you check your Civil Service Jobs account regularly, as well as your spam/junk email folder.
Were committed to being diverse and inclusive, so please make your application anonymous by removing all identifying personal information (such as names and dates) from your employment history and personal statement.
What will the process look like?
1. Sift Stage
- Anonymised CV which sets out your career history, previous experience and skills, highlighting specific responsibilities that are relevant for this role.
- Online application form, including questions based on the Behaviour, Experience and Technical Success Profiles. Please ensure all application questions are completed in full; your application may not be considered if any responses are left blank.
In the instance that we receive a high number of applications, we will hold an initial sift based on the lead criteria of: Experience of managing disclosure in serious and complex investigations, including preparing Disclosure Management Documents and disclosure schedules in line with CPIA requirements.
The panel will look at your application and are looking for evidence of the stated points. We may raise the benchmark score required if we receive a high number of applications.
Applicants are assessed on whether they meet any mandatory requirements as well as the necessary skills and experience for the role. Applications are scored based on the competency-based answers provided - ensure you have read these thoroughly and allow sufficient time. You can view the competencies for this role in the job description.
2. Main Panel Interview
Successful candidates from the sift stage will be invited to attend an interview. We use a blended interview technique, allowing us to find out more about you. We use the Success Profile framework and at interview we will be assessing Behaviours and Experience.
At interview, we will be asking questions relating to the following:
- Behaviours, as listed in the person specification
- Experience, as listed in the person specification
- Strengths
If you require any disability related adjustments at any point during the process, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk as soon as possible.
If you need assistance applying for this role or have any other questions, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk
Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check as well as animal rights and pro-life activism checks. People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.
Certain roles within the MHRA will require post holders to have vaccinations, and in some circumstances, routine health surveillance. These roles include:
- Laboratory-based roles working directly with known pathogens
- Maintenance roles, particularly those required to work in laboratory settings
- Roles that involve visiting other establishments where vaccination is required
- Roles required to travel overseas where specific vaccination may be required.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicants details held on the IFD will be refused employment. A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
Any move to the MHRA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility here.
Individuals appointed on level transfer will retain their existing salary and are responsible for ensuring they fully understand the financial implications of any potential move and the impact (if any) on their terms. If an individual is in any doubt, they should seek clarification before accepting a job offer.
Staff joining on promotion will receive up to a 10% increase of their current basic salary, or the pay band minimum, whichever is the greater.
The individual will not retain any allowances paid by the former department/Agency, unless there are special circumstances, such as a reserved right to those allowances on transfer.
Successful candidates may be subject to annual Occupational Health reviews dependent on role requirements. If you have any queries, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Working for the Civil Service
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Matt Hewson
- Email : Matt.Hewson@mhra.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : Careers@mhra.gov.uk