The Specialist Crime Command’s Modern Slavery and Child Exploitation team and Stratford’s Safer Neighbourhoods Team,...

Published: 2:55 pm March 16, 2023
Updated: 10:17 am October 8, 2025
Operation Makesafe Awareness Training Has Been Rolled Out To Staff From Businesses Across Westfield Shopping Centre In Stratford And Around The Local Area

The Specialist Crime Command’s Modern Slavery and Child Exploitation team and Stratford’s Safer Neighbourhoods Team, working in partnership with the Safer Business Network, held an event on Wednesday, 15 March, in Vue Cinema, Westfield Shopping Centre attended by over 100 people.

Operation Makesafe is a national campaign which is entirely focused on raising community awareness of child exploitation. It aims to empower businesses and organisations to tackle child exploitation through increased awareness and training.

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