B3/HEO Disclosure Officer, Criminal Investigation

The Insolvency Service is a leading Government agency which plays a crucial role in providing essential services to the public and to business. The work we do is important to the proper functioning of markets, the economy in general and support for thousands of people each year who are in financial difficulty.

Inclusive and diverse teams are important to us. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups underrepresented in our workforce. The Insolvency Service strives to ensure that the agency is a safe, inclusive, and welcoming place for everybody to bring their true self to work and to help the agency to achieve its diversity objectives. We have 7 employee network groups available to join or become an ally, these include LGBT+, FACES, Break the Stigma, Disability & Health, Part Time Workers, Women’s, and Carers.

We offer part-time time (subject to a minimum of 30 hours for this role), job share and flexible ways of working. We value capability, technical skills and experience and we place great emphasis on lifetime development to support our people. We encourage our employees to become more involved in areas they feel strongly about, whether it be for the benefit of the agency, though our Engagement network or in their own local communities via volunteering opportunities.

The Insolvency Service is a great place to work, learn and grow your career.

Our Structure

The Criminal Investigation Team is responsible for conducting Criminal Investigations into insolvency and corporate-related criminal offences which support the Agency’s objective to tackle financial wrongdoing. The team works closely with our civil investigation teams and our Legal Services Directorate internally and other Law Enforcement partner organisations to ensure that we fulfil our role in delivering Governmental strategies.

Location and Working Patterns

The role can be based in Birmingham, Cardiff, Croydon, Exeter, Ipswich, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Stratford (London) Regular attendance will be required in accordance with the hybrid working model of 60% office attendance. Regular travel will be required in addition to meetings with stakeholders and other regulators. Occasional overnight stays may be required. The jobholder will be required to be flexible regarding the length and timing of the working day to meet the demands of the business.

The post is available for full-time, part-time, flexible working and Job share working patterns.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to:

• Work closely with line management to effectively manage your disclosure caseload reviewing the progress of disclosure in multiple cases, maintaining quality and meeting legislative demands. Work closely with the Agency’s prosecution and advisory lawyers and take the lead and drive follow up action arising from Criminal Investigation cases.
• Contribute to discussions with Legal Services Directorate lawyers and counsel, being a witness in appropriate cases and attending court as a witness/Disclosure Officer.
• Work closely with other investigation/ prosecutions/ enforcement/ disciplinary agencies, colleagues within our Legal Services Directorate, Counsel, and stakeholders, to ensure disclosure obligations are progressed appropriately and promptly, ensuring value for money.
• Being an active member of the Disclosure Champion Group, a group formed to promulgate best practice internally
• To present to other departments within the Insolvency Service on the requirements of criminal disclosure
• To contribute to the performance of the team and the achievement of the team targets alongside embedding continuous improvement practices as a business as usual activity, whilst maintaining investigation standards
• prepare disclosure schedules, often to tight deadlines, in accordance with the management of disclosure material under the Criminal Procedures and Investigations Act 1996, (CPIA) and in accordance with the Attorney general’s guidelines. These will be to a high standard suitable for testing in Criminal Courts