Information about the role of a modern slavery and organised immigration crime specialist investigator, including the role purpose, key responsibilities and the skills required.
About the role
The modern slavery and organised immigration crime specialist investigator sits within the investigation sector of policing. It's a team leader role in the policing professional profiles.
Role purpose
The modern slavery and organised immigration crime specialist investigator is a professionalising investigations programme (PIP) 2 investigator responsible for identifying offences, and undertaking investigations into modern slavery, organised immigration crime and associated offences.
They ensure that victims of modern slavery are supported and safeguarded and that any evidence obtained is recorded, secured and preserved in a timely and appropriate manner.
Key responsibilities
Key responsibility statements show the accountabilities for someone in this role. They focus on what is done, not how it is done.
- Taking appropriate action to ensure the immediate and continued safeguarding of victim(s), taking account of their needs and engaging partner agencies as necessary to protect them from further harm.
- Tailoring engagement with modern slavery victims so that evidence is collected effectively and appropriately and providing them with information regarding additional services available to support them and their family and to achieve the investigation's objectives.
- Providing victims with information about the national referral mechanism (NRM) to enable them to make informed choices about engaging with the services involved and, when appropriate, referring them to the NRM.
- Forming effective working relationships with partner agencies locally, nationally and internationally to develop networks, share intelligence, understand their priorities and agree resource allocations.
- Providing best practice advice and guidance to the force regarding the initial response and investigation of modern slavery and organised immigration crime to raise awareness and foster appropriate behaviours towards victims and potential victims.
- Obtaining, or contributing to the obtaining of, civil orders that restrict the behaviours of individuals who present a threat of harm, such as slavery and trafficking prevention and risk orders and serious crime prevention orders, to protect the public.
- Utilising support from financial investigators to identify financial intelligence and evidence that will assist modern slavery and organised immigration crime investigations, using the powers available under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to seize assets from suspected offenders.
- Disrupting the activity of organised crime individuals or gangs through non-criminal justice opportunities, such as liaising with HMRC about tax evasion and preventing re-entry to the UK for foreign nationals, to prevent future victimisation.
- Gathering information, intelligence and evidence from other national jurisdictions using recognised international cooperation facilities and systems to support the investigative process.
Competencies, values and core skills
The competency and values framework (CVF) provides clear expectations for everyone working in policing. It describes the behaviours required by police officers and staff to be effective in their roles and uphold the Code of Ethics for policing.
Competencies
The CVF has six competencies, which are split into levels. These levels can be used flexibly to allow for a better fit with frontline and non-frontline policing roles, and at different levels of seniority. This ensures that there is consistency throughout all the policing professional profiles. Some roles may contain different CVF levels due to the specialist nature of the role. Those working at higher levels should also fulfil the requirements of the lower levels.
This role should be operating at or working towards the following competencies.
- We are emotionally aware – Level 2: supervisor or middle manager
- We take ownership – Level 1: practitioner
- We collaborate – Level 2: supervisor or middle manager
- We support and inspire – Level 1: practitioner
- We analyse critically – Level 2: supervisor or middle manager
- We are innovative and open-minded – Level 1: practitioner
Values
The CVF has three values that apply to everyone in policing, regardless of their role or seniority.
Core skills
All roles in policing have nine core skills in common. These are split into levels that represent the different levels of policing. This role should be operating at or working towards the following core skills.
Education, qualifications and experience
To achieve effective performance in the role, the following training, registration and learning standards should be met.
Previous education, qualifications and experience
- Successfully completed applicable entry training and PIP 1 and PIP 2 registration by undertaking relevant learning, development and portfolio submission to evidence competence against relevant assessment criteria.
- Successfully completed the modern slavery e-learning module.
- Successfully completed the organised immigration crime e-learning modules.
- Successfully completed modern slavery and organised immigration crime specialist investigator training.
- A detailed understanding of the criminal justice system.
- Experience in conducting serious and complex investigations.
- Experience in interviewing to PIP 2 standards.
- Experience of working in a multi-agency environment.
In-role education, qualifications and experience
- None specified.
Continuing professional development
Continuing professional development (CPD) enables everyone in policing to develop and gain recognition for their professional skills, knowledge and competence.
CPD ensures that we continue to provide high-quality policing to keep the public safe and help to drive career aspirations. Discussion of CPD is usually included as part of professional development review (PDR) conversations.
To achieve effective performance in the role, the following registration, training and learning standards should be met.
Learning and accreditation
- Assessed competence against relevant professional standards for this role is required to achieve PIP 2 registration. Maintenance of this registration requires the demonstration of continued competence against professional standards as well as evidence of CPD, in line with the College’s model.
- Complete all core training and learning as required by the force.
- Any exemptions to learning and accreditation requirements are at chief constable discretion, in line with the local force policy.
Professional development
This role should consider the following CPD:
- maintaining PIP registration by keeping a record of recent experience of conducting different types of serious and complex investigations to evidence knowledge and skills gained
- keeping up to date with changing legislation and current national priorities relating to all main areas within public protection and how these might affect modern slavery cases
- familiarising oneself with National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) reports on modern slavery and organised immigration crime and associated inspections
- reading the Crown Prosecution Service’s (CPS) guidance relating to cases of modern slavery and organised immigration crime, identifying how this can be applied to working practices
- maintaining knowledge of the modern slavery and organised immigration crime (MSOIC) unit investigative guides, website and knowledge hub
- attending NPCC MSOIC Unit webinars as required
- maintaining a working knowledge of local, regional and national specialist support agencies for referrals
- developing a working knowledge of multi-agency responsibilities
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