Freedom of Information Officer

Location

Force Headquarters, Leicestershire

Business Area

Freedom of Information, Information Management

Department

DB - Information Management.

Rank

N/A

Grade

4

Salary

£30,468 - £34,329

Part/Full Time

Full Time

Hours per Week

37

Additional Working Conditions

Flexi-time

Type of Contract

Permanent

Vetting Level Required

RV

Description

Provide Freedom of Information expertise to Leicestershire Police

As Freedom of Information Officer within our Information Management team, you will play a key part in delivering specialist FOI advice to the Force. You will use your experience in UK GDPR, Data Protection & Freedom of Information to help manage reputational risks, researching collating & responding to an array or queries.

What you’ll be doing

• Guarding against any disclosures being made which would jeopardise ongoing investigations or court proceedings
• Deciding which information should be released in accordance with relevant legal obligations, Home Office, NPCC and Force policies
• Responding to complex requests for Information, including Freedom of Information and Data Protection Requests

The must haves

• Educated to A-Level standard in Maths and English Language (Grade C/4), or experience of working to the equivalent level
• Hold a BCS Freedom of Information Certificate/equivalent or be prepared to achieve this in the first 12 months.
• An ability to monitor performance, organise and prioritise workloads, resolve conflict situations and achieve deadlines

What’s in it for you?

At Leicestershire Police, we want to create an environment that puts people first, so you feel supported in everything you do. We have a range of reward and benefits available to all our employees.

What’s next

Please click APPLY to complete your application.

To support you with your application we’ve provided some application guidance and the recruitment process.

• Vacancy closes on Wednesday 3rd September 2025 at 23:55.

For part time hours the salary will be calculated on a pro-rata basis, this is based on the number of hours for the vacancy.

If you want a chat about how we can help you throughout the recruitment process and your career with us, get in touch with the Recruitment Team: careers@leics.police.uk

Who we are

At Leicestershire Police it’s not just patrolling the streets. Just as important as our uniformed officers is our dedicated team of professional and support staff working behind the scenes. It’s these skilled people, people like you who contribute to the policing of Leicestershire.

To understand how you can make a difference visit our careers website.

We value diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from underrepresented and neurodiverse backgrounds, so that we can truly reflect the communities that we serve in.

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Document Attachment

Freedom of Information Officer.pdf – 261KB