Economic crime staffing level
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/26/004741/I
Version Date: 13/07/2026
The Alliance People Department and The Alliance Finance Department have provided the following information:
Please provide the total FTE headcount of officers or police staff at your force with specific responsibility for economic crime offences as defined in Schedule 11 of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, including fraud and money laundering. Please provide this information for each year in the previous 5 years.
If possible within the cost threshold, for the same time period please also provide a breakdown of the different roles within this FTE headcount, including the number of financial investigators.
Clarification: Specifically, I would like to request the following information in relation to dedicated or specialist economic crime units at Dorset Police and Devon and Cornwall Constabulary:
1. The FTE headcount for each of the past 5 years from 2022 to 2026. If possible to provide this information by financial year please do so.
Please note all figures are a snapshot of 31 March each year and exclude career breaks/extended leave breaks.
|
Year |
Officer FTE |
Staff FTE |
|
2022 |
6.15 |
11.72 |
|
2023 |
6.15 |
8.72 |
|
2024 |
7.1 |
10.64 |
|
2025 |
9.32 |
7.77 |
|
2026 |
10.71 |
7.69 |
- A breakdown of the different roles within this FTE headcount, which may include the number of financial investigators, financial investigation managers, financial intelligence officers, detectives, managers, supervisors, and coordinators.
OFFICERS
|
Mar-22 |
Post Description |
Headcount |
FTE |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Constable - Det Economic Crime Unit |
3 |
2.8 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Constable - PC - Economic Crime Unit |
1 |
0.75 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Det Sergeant - Fraud Triage Team |
1 |
0.6 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
DI Economic Crime Unit |
1 |
1 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Sergeant - Det Economic Crime Unit |
1 |
1 |
|
Grand Total |
|
7 |
6.15 |
|
Mar-23 |
Post Description |
Headcount |
FTE |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Constable - Det Economic Crime Unit |
4 |
3.55 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Constable - PC - Economic Crime Unit |
|
0 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Det Sergeant - Fraud Triage Team |
1 |
0.6 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
DI Economic Crime Unit |
1 |
1 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Sergeant - Det Economic Crime Unit |
1 |
1 |
|
Grand Total |
|
7 |
6.15 |
|
Mar-24 |
Post Description |
Headcount |
FTE |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Constable - Det Economic Crime Unit |
4 |
3.55 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Det Sergeant - Fraud Triage Team |
1 |
0.55 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
DI Economic Crime Unit |
1 |
1 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Sergeant - Det Economic Crime Unit |
1 |
1 |
|
DP - SEC - Secondment - SWROCU Fraud Development Officer |
ROCU - Detective Inspector |
1 |
1 |
|
Grand Total |
|
8 |
7.1 |
|
Mar-25 |
Post Description |
Headcount |
FTE |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Constable - Det Economic Crime Unit |
5 |
4.77 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Det Sergeant - Fraud Triage Team |
1 |
0.55 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
DI Economic Crime Unit |
1 |
1.00 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Sergeant - Det Economic Crime Unit |
2 |
2.00 |
|
DP - SEC - Secondment - SWROCU Fraud Development Officer |
ROCU - Detective Inspector |
1 |
1.00 |
|
Grand Total |
|
10 |
9.32 |
|
Mar-26 |
Post Description |
Headcount |
FTE |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Constable - Det Economic Crime Unit |
6 |
5.90 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Det Sergeant - Fraud Triage Team |
1 |
0.81 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
DI Economic Crime Unit |
1 |
1.00 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Sergeant - Det Economic Crime Unit |
2 |
2.00 |
|
DP - SEC - Secondment - SWROCU Fraud Development Officer |
ROCU - Detective Inspector |
1 |
1.00 |
|
Grand Total |
|
11 |
10.71 |
STAFF
|
Mar-22 |
Post Description |
Headcount |
FTE |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Financial Confiscation Officer |
3 |
2.91 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Financial Co-ordinator |
1 |
1 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Fraud Investigator |
7 |
6.81 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Senior Financial Confiscation Officer |
1 |
1 |
|
Grand Total |
|
12 |
11.72 |
|
Mar-23 |
Post Description |
Headcount |
FTE |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Financial Confiscation Officer |
2 |
1.91 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Financial Co-ordinator |
1 |
1 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Fraud Investigator |
6 |
5.81 |
|
Grand Total |
|
9 |
8.72 |
|
Mar-24 |
Post Description |
Headcount |
FTE |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Financial Confiscation Officer |
2 |
1.91 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Financial Co-ordinator |
1 |
1 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Fraud Investigator |
7 |
6.73 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Fraud Protect Officer |
1 |
1 |
|
Grand Total |
|
11 |
10.64 |
|
Mar-25 |
Post Description |
Headcount |
FTE |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Financial Confiscation Officer |
2 |
1.91 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Financial Co-ordinator |
1 |
0.86 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Fraud Investigator |
4 |
4 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Fraud Protect Officer |
1 |
1 |
|
Grand Total |
|
8 |
7.77 |
|
Mar-26 |
Post Description |
Headcount |
FTE |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Financial Confiscation Officer |
2 |
1.91 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Financial Co-ordinator |
1 |
0.86 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Fraud Investigator |
4 |
3.92 |
|
DP - CCJ - Economic Crime |
Fraud Protect Officer |
1 |
1.00 |
|
DP - SWROCU - SARS |
SWROCU Financial Investigation Officer |
1 |
1.00 |
|
Grand Total |
|
8 |
7.69 |
- The total budget for dedicated or specialist economic crime resource (such as an Economic Crime Unit) for each of the past 5 years from 2022 to 2026 (by financial year).
Please note that any Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) income has been excluded from the figures provided.
|
Financial Year |
Budget for Economic Crime Unit £’000 |
|
2021–22 |
611 |
|
2022–23 |
940 |
|
2023–24 |
855 |
|
2024–25 |
1,063 |
|
2025–26 |
944 |