Prosecution & Legal Services Case Officer 11 views

The main purpose of the Prosecution and Fixed Penalty Case Officer is to prepare accurate information and related documentation for DVSA prosecution cases to be presented at court, on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport.

You are also responsible for quality assuring  paperwork and liaise with courts and internal/external customers regarding cases/dates, ensuring that deadlines are met.

You will also deliver back-office support to the Roadside Enforcement fixed penalties activities of DVSA.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Process and action regular reports, including generating and sending appropriate letters and proformas.
• Accept receipt of new prosecution cases submitted via an IT system, quality assure case papers for consistency and required evidence, reject and return case papers of an inferior quality.
• Prepare accurate summonses or postal charges and related documentation for cases to be presented at court.
• Manage individual case load on a daily basis by using IT diaries to ensure that legislative deadlines are met as well as internal and external SLA’s.
• Liaise with contracted solicitors and DVSA enforcement staff with respect to specific cases and appoint legal representation in the event of an appeal against a court decision.
• Book hearing dates at specified Magistrates’ Courts, liaising between courts and DVSA staff.

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached Candidate Pack.

To be successful in this post you will have a good level of computer literacy including experience of Microsoft Word and Excel in particular.

You will be experienced within administrative duties and drafting documents, as well as having the ability to organise and plan your own workload.

You will possess excellent communication skills, both written and oral with the ability to communicate with people at all levels highlighting any issues you find whilst having a high level of attention to detail.

Additional Information

We operate a hybrid working model giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work. Our expectation is that you will spend a minimum 60% of your time at your base location. Visits to other DVSA sites or work locations count towards this.

Please take note that DVSA does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship.