| Label | Content |
|---|---|
| Meeting: | MQT on 19 December 2019 |
| Session name: | MQT on 19/12/2019 between 10:00 and 13:00 |
| Reference: | 2019/21100 |
| Question by: | Susan Hall |
| Organisation: | City Hall Conservatives |
| Asked of: | The Mayor |
| Category: | Policing |
Question
Murder investigation teams
How many police officers should be part of a murder investigation team and what is the average in the Met over the past year? Further to this, what is the maximum number of murder investigations a police officer should be investigating, and please can you provide a breakdown of the numbers currently e.g. x officers have 6 live investigations, x officers have 7 live investigations etc.?
Answer
Officers are preparing an answer.
There are around 26 officers in each Murder team.
This typically consists of:
- 1 Detective Chief Inspector (DCI)
- 2 Detective Inspectors (DI)
- 4 Detective Sergeants (DS)
- 18 Detective Constables (DCs)
- 1 Police Constable (PC)
A further 4 civilian staff members provide support to the team.
There is no set minimum or maximum caseload per team and the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is unable to provide a case breakdown in the detail requested. However, the MPS assures me they regularly review resources and caseloads (including their complexity) of the teams and redistribute work as appropriate.
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