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3492 - Head of Policy Review Team
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 28 Chwefror 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £38,661 i £42,019 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 17 Mawrth 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | SW1H 9AJ |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Ministry of Justice |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 3492 |
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Head of Policy Review Team
About the Department:
The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) is one of the largest government departments, employing around 70,000 people (including those in the Probation Service), with a budget of approximately £9 billion. Each year, millions of people use our services across the UK - including 500 courts and tribunals, and 133 prisons in England and Wales.
What we do
We work to protect the public and reduce reoffending, and to provide a more effective, transparent and responsive criminal justice system for victims and the public. We are also responsible for the following parts of the justice system:
· courts
· prisons
· probation services
· attendance centres
We also work in partnership with other government departments and agencies to reform the criminal justice system, to serve the public and support the victims of crime. We are also responsible for making new laws, strengthening democracy, and safeguarding human rights.
Background
Access to information, and transparency is vital in government organisations, playing an integral role in delivering day to day business outcomes, safeguarding the corporate and historic record, and in providing assurance to stakeholders and the public. At the MOJ we believe that knowing what information and records we have and having the right information available at the right time by those who need it or request it is at the heart of providing a world-class justice system. This is because handling information plays an integral role in delivering our day-to-day business functions, underpins our policy development and operational delivery, and ensures our legal obligations are met.
This post sits in the Records Management Service (RMS) which is part of the Security and Information Directorate (SID) and is an integral part of the MOJ, managing the records of the department.
We are responsible for electronic and paper records in compliance with the provisions of the Secretary of State’s Code of Practice on the management of records issued under section 46 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
We work within a legislative framework (Public Records Act 1958 and 1967, GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018, Freedom of Information Act 2000) and in accordance with guidelines set by independent inquiries to obtain, store safeguard and preserve records, making them available to the public where appropriate.
The Role
We’re recruiting for a Head of the Policy Review Team within the department’s Records Management Service (RMS) team.
We are looking for a motivated individual who shares our values and who is passionate in delivering excellent services, as we ensure records are effectively reviewed in accordance with the department’s guidance and policies.
This is an exciting opportunity within the London RMS team which is led by the Deputy Departmental Records Officer (DDRO). The team provides a range of services including the storage, retrieval, tracking, review and destruction of all MOJ’s historical records both paper and digital records in accordance with legislation and MOJ retention policy. In addition, identifying potential records for permanent preservation at The National Archives (TNA).
Main Activities and Responsibilities
All MOJ records retained by business areas/courts have to be reviewed when they are approximately 20 years old to determine whether they should be permanently preserved at The National Archives (TNA), forming part of our national historical record.
The team works within a legislative framework (Public Records Act 1958 and 1967, GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018, Freedom of Information Act 2000) and in accordance with guidelines set by independent inquiries to obtain, store safeguard and preserve records, making them available to the public where appropriate.
The records are both paper and digital, both need to be reviewed to determine historical importance. This is where the processes for reviewing paper-based records will require transformation and adaptation to fit with more digital ways of working. There will be a manual handling aspect to the role. There is also the potential to handle information of a distressing nature, due to the content of MoJ records held and the successful candidate will need to be able to view these in a professional manner.
About the Department:
The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) is one of the largest government departments, employing around 70,000 people (including those in the Probation Service), with a budget of approximately £9 billion. Each year, millions of people use our services across the UK - including 500 courts and tribunals, and 133 prisons in England and Wales.
What we do
We work to protect the public and reduce reoffending, and to provide a more effective, transparent and responsive criminal justice system for victims and the public. We are also responsible for the following parts of the justice system:
· courts
· prisons
· probation services
· attendance centres
We also work in partnership with other government departments and agencies to reform the criminal justice system, to serve the public and support the victims of crime. We are also responsible for making new laws, strengthening democracy, and safeguarding human rights.
Background
Access to information, and transparency is vital in government organisations, playing an integral role in delivering day to day business outcomes, safeguarding the corporate and historic record, and in providing assurance to stakeholders and the public. At the MOJ we believe that knowing what information and records we have and having the right information available at the right time by those who need it or request it is at the heart of providing a world-class justice system. This is because handling information plays an integral role in delivering our day-to-day business functions, underpins our policy development and operational delivery, and ensures our legal obligations are met.
This post sits in the Records Management Service (RMS) which is part of the Security and Information Directorate (SID) and is an integral part of the MOJ, managing the records of the department.
We are responsible for electronic and paper records in compliance with the provisions of the Secretary of State’s Code of Practice on the management of records issued under section 46 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
We work within a legislative framework (Public Records Act 1958 and 1967, GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018, Freedom of Information Act 2000) and in accordance with guidelines set by independent inquiries to obtain, store safeguard and preserve records, making them available to the public where appropriate.
The Role
We’re recruiting for a Head of the Policy Review Team within the department’s Records Management Service (RMS) team.
We are looking for a motivated individual who shares our values and who is passionate in delivering excellent services, as we ensure records are effectively reviewed in accordance with the department’s guidance and policies.
This is an exciting opportunity within the London RMS team which is led by the Deputy Departmental Records Officer (DDRO). The team provides a range of services including the storage, retrieval, tracking, review and destruction of all MOJ’s historical records both paper and digital records in accordance with legislation and MOJ retention policy. In addition, identifying potential records for permanent preservation at The National Archives (TNA).
Main Activities and Responsibilities
All MOJ records retained by business areas/courts have to be reviewed when they are approximately 20 years old to determine whether they should be permanently preserved at The National Archives (TNA), forming part of our national historical record.
The team works within a legislative framework (Public Records Act 1958 and 1967, GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018, Freedom of Information Act 2000) and in accordance with guidelines set by independent inquiries to obtain, store safeguard and preserve records, making them available to the public where appropriate.
The records are both paper and digital, both need to be reviewed to determine historical importance. This is where the processes for reviewing paper-based records will require transformation and adaptation to fit with more digital ways of working. There will be a manual handling aspect to the role. There is also the potential to handle information of a distressing nature, due to the content of MoJ records held and the successful candidate will need to be able to view these in a professional manner.