Sexual offence investigators

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/23/4974

Version Date: 19/07/2023

1. How many specialist officers do you have investigating rape and serious sexual offences? These officers may be PIP2 accredited or working towards PIP2. They may also have a more advanced qualification such as PIP3 or an older, equivalent qualification similar to PIP2 and PIP3.
   
   
2. How many vacancies are there for these specialist roles?
   
   
3. How many cases does each specialist have at the time of looking?
   
   

The Crime Department have provided the following information.

Devon & Cornwall Police don’t currently have specialist teams across the Force investigating RaSSO offences.

The majority of investigations are managed within local investigation whilst certain crime types are managed by the Public Protection Unit or Major Crime Investigation Team.

The force is currently delivering the SSAIDP – (Specialist Sexual Assault Investigator Programme) and the RISDP (Rape Investigation Skills Development Programme) to all PIP2 frontline investigators.

In the absence of specialist teams there is no defined number of vacancies for this specialist role

Please note: the Force have recently commenced rollout of a dedicated team in Plymouth, but it is still in the pilot stage.