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Defence Serious Crime Command (DSCC)

The Defence Serious Crime Command (DSCC) is the strategic command headquarters for the Defence Serious Crime Unit (DSCU).

Introduction

Following independent reviews, the DSCC was established in April 2022 as the strategic command headquarters for the DSCU.

The DSCC:

  • sits outside the single services’ chain of command, to ensure operational independence
  • provides strategic direction to the DSCU, allowing the unit to focus on delivery of serious crime policing
  • enables consistency, collaboration, and professionalisation for this complex and specialist area of law enforcement

Alongside the DSCU, the Victim Witness Care Unit (VWCU) forms part of the DSCC, providing holistic care and support to victims and witnesses, and ensuring that each victim knows about the options available to them, in accordance with the code of practice for victims of crime.

Location

The DSCC is based at Southwick Park, Fareham, home to the Defence School of Policing and Guarding (DSPG).

Contact the DSCC

Defence Serious Crime Command
Defence School of Policing and Guarding
Southwick Park
3rd Floor
Overlord Building
PO17 6EJ

Make a complaint

To make a complaint about the DSCC, DSCU, or VWCU, contact the Professional Standards Department at People-DSCC-PSDMailbox@mod.gov.uk

Make a Freedom of Information (FOI) request

Please visit the Ministry of Defence homepage, where guidance can be found under ‘make an FOI request’.

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Updates to this page

Published 21 March 2023

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