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Operation Makesafe: Creating ‘a hostile environment’ for hotel child abusers would be ‘a massive success’

SUBSCRIBE 4th February 2025Sarah Gibbons, Contributing Editor, Policing Insight
Operation Makesafe is the nationwide policing initiative working with hotels and accommodation providers across England and Wales to target and prevent premises being used for child sexual exploitation (CSE); Richard Fewkes, Director of the Hydrant Programme and the CSE Taskforce, explained to Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons about how the initiative works, and the potential to expand to other sectors including fast-food outlets, taxi companies and vape shops.

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