Officers within the crime management unit/victim focus desk

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.24.035002

I note you seek access to the following information:

Please provide the number of officers who make up the crime management unit or victim focus desk as well as the date that it was established and what might have preceded it.

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Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Q1 - Please provide the number of officers who make up the crime management unit or victim focus desk

Crime Management Services currently are made up of 166 staff (officers and staff) spread across three teams.

This does not include the staff working on specialist teams within the CMS (this is roughly 66).

There are between 22-28 staff and officers who operate the VFD on week days.

This number is due to be uplifted later this year.

Q2 - as well as the date that it was established

CMS began in April 2017.

Q3 - and what might have preceded it.

Borough Crime Management Units (CMU) were the model prior to CMS.