NWROCU Constable UCOL

UCOL - Hutton
Regional Undercover Unit
North West Regional Organised Crime Unit

These posts are open to substantive Constables and are based within the Lancashire base of the NWROCU (Hutton).

The North West Regional Organised Crime Unit is a collaborative multi agency covert response to tackle serious and organised crime across the North West Region.

This role is to work as an undercover online (UCOL) operative:
‘A nationally accredited operative who is deployed to establish and maintain relationships with an individual, network or organisation through the use of the internet with the covert purpose of obtaining intelligence, information or evidence as part of an authorised operation.’

The NWROCU leads the policing response across the region posed by serious and organised crime in Cumbria, Lancashire, Merseyside, Cheshire, Greater Manchester and North Wales.  The NWROCU provides the vital link from national capabilities and expertise to local policing and knowledge, enabling the North West region to deliver the Government’s serious and organised Crime strategy and to protect communities from harm.

The post is subject to an initial secondment of two years reviewable based on continuous funding and performance.

Further developments in NWROCU’s capabilities are anticipated in the future. Applications received for Operational roles that require mandatory Officer Safety/First Aid training must hold valid in date training or able to undertake upon application.

Full details of the role requirements are provided in the JDQ.

Completion of this brief application will be taken as an expression of interest in the role, you will then be sent an application form and enrolled on the selection process.

Successful applicants working within NWROCU will be subject to MV (Management Vetting) and SC (Security Clearance) prior to taking up post.  

In cases where the commute to work is in excess of applicant’s current commute the excess travel will be paid.

NWROCU is committed to ensuring that we have a work force that represents the communities we serve, and we are keen to attract applications from underrepresented groups.

Further information, advice and guidance regarding the posts can be obtained from DS Angela Biden; [email protected] 0151 7772985 – interested parties are encouraged to make contact to learn more about the role

All applications must be supported by the Home Force support, the level of support required must comply with local Force policy e.g. whether support required at ACC level and HR Support. Before starting an application, applicants must download the NWROCU secondment support form, ensure it is completed in full and then upload to your application.

Applicants will be prompted and applications will not proceed until this has been completed.

Click HERE for Recruitment Brochure

Click HERE for Manager/Force Support Form

Click HERE for Job Description

Click HERE for Recruitment and Selection Framework Level 1