This vacancy is only available to existing Civil Servant employees and employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs). Please review the \"Eligibility\" section before you apply.
General Information
The national salary is £42,914 - £46,182. London salary is £49,325 - £53,081. Your salary will be dependent on your base location
Working Pattern
Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working
Vacancy Approach
Cross Government
Location
Leeds, London
Region
London, Yorkshire and the Humber
Closing Date
09-Sep-2026
Post Type
Permanent
SEO
Number of jobs available
1
Reserve List
12 Months
Job ID
21379
Descriptions & requirements
The Criminal Law Policy team sits within the Criminal Courts and Victims Directorate and is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the criminal law and managing its development and advising ministers and other Government departments on proposed changes to the criminal law. We have a general responsibility for maintaining the integrity of the criminal law, ensuring it is fit for purpose. We are also responsible for certain specified criminal offences, and within the team there are three sub-teams covering violent offences, sexual offences and non-violent offences.
The vast majority of our work is delivered through changes to Primary Legislation. Criminal law Bill work is fast-paced and high-profile. It often requires significant engagement with Ministers and other government departments on rapid policy development, and engagement with Parliamentarians and stakeholders.
The portfolio has significant public, Ministerial and Parliamentary interest, and any successful candidate will need to be able to get to grips with complex policy issues and legislation. We work extremely closely with our legal advisors, as well as across Government and with operational partners such as the Crown Prosecution Service and National Crime Agency.
The Sexual Offences Team deals largely with offences such as rape, child sex offences, intimate image offences and indecent images of children offences. Current focus is on changes to child sex offences, both online and offline, and tackling intimate image abuse.
While the post holder will be based within the Sexual Offences Team, they may be required to provide support across the wider policy team as business needs dictate.
The successful candidate will be expected to work flexibly and adapt quickly to emerging priorities, including supporting the development and delivery of policy in high-profile or fast-moving areas.
Applicants should note that the Criminal Law Policy team deals with a range of difficult and sensitive policy issues and criminal offences that cover areas involving abortion and assisted dying, sexual crimes, crimes against children and violence.
Successful candidates can expect to:
- Lead on complex policy areas with significant interest from stakeholders.
- Build good working relationships with a range of stakeholders – particularly Other Government Departments.
- Draft high-quality advice and briefing to ministers on high-profile policy areas.
- Support corporate activities to continue to make the Directorate a great place to work.
- Lead on drafting Parliamentary Questions, FOIs, correspondence, and similar pieces of work.
- Lead on measures in primary legislation.
Additional Information
Working Arrangements & Further Information
The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity.
Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.
For nationally advertised roles:
All successful candidates will be appointed to the nearest viable office nearest to their home postcode and on its respective pay scale. This will be at either a HQ building (subject to desk allocation, a Justice Collaboration Centre (JCC) or a Justice Satellite Office (JSO) – See Map . All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity).
For current MoJ employees, your base location will need to be changed to the nearest viable office (to your home postcode), either at a HQ building, JCC or JSO within the National Office Network and moved its location’s respective pay scale (any legacy arrangements/locations will need to be amended).
Some of MoJ’s terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is
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