Lindsay created the UK’s first Advanced CSE course, has set up multi-agency partnerships across the country and supported families to achieve convictions in high profile CSE court cases. She brings decades of knowledge and frontline experience and is fluent in the most up-to-date issues, practice and legislation within child exploitation.

As a career Detective with 20+ years’ Policing experience, Dan Mitchell worked in a variety of Detective roles across Frontline Policing CID & Proactive Units, Specialist Crime including Flying Squad, Modern Slavery & Kidnap Unit and Counter Terrorism. Passionate about bringing offenders to justice and protecting vulnerable people, Dan most recently led the Met Police County Lines Taskforce (Op Orochi), London Lines (Yamata) and Social Media (Alpha) teams. Amongst significant operational successes, Dan built a strong effective partnership with Rescue & Response, to better safeguard children caught up in County Lines. 

Jimmy is a retired police officer with 30 years of experience in law enforcement. During his tenure, he spent 27 years as a detective, 16 of which were dedicated to working with Investigation and Covert syndicates in SOC. Jimmy was part of the original SOC Community Coordinator trial and on retirement was recruited as a Local SOC CC and SOC Tactical Advisor for Merseyside Police. He has been instrumental in delivering the Home Office Clear Hold Build Strategy, which is currently implemented at 3 sites in Merseyside. Jimmy is also the SIO for Project Medusa Team, which is Merseyside’s response to Tackling County Lines. He has implemented the Operation Stonehaven strand of Medusa, collaborating with over 60 partners to provide interventions and diversionary activities that prevent young people from being criminally exploited.

Dr. Chris Devany is a postdoctoral researcher at the Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre at the University of York, with a background in sociology. The ESRC-funded Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre aims to reshape how the police and other organisations work together to reduce harm among vulnerable people in society. His research career has focused on how traditionally marginalised groups and people experiencing vulnerabilities are impacted by policy reform. He has expertise in engaging with these groups and was part of the project team for the first national study of policing practices and responses to vulnerability in county lines and local drug markets in the UK. Dr. Devany is also interested in the policing and regulation of street homelessness and the meaning and use of ‘vulnerability’ in public service provision.

Justine led the development of the 2015 Modern Slavery Act, set up the Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline in 2016 and has twelve years of experience working with, and influencing, statutory and corporate partners. She is regularly called upon to present at national and international conferences and uses her experience of working with Ministers to influence other governments internationally to take action to address modern slavery and, in particular, business supply chain issues.

Daniel Morris is an established senior leader in the charity sector with over 15 years’ experience of delivering services to children and young people.

Starting his career in youth work, Daniel has always been driven by a passion to amplify the experiences of children and young people. In particular supporting and advocating for underrepresented young people living in deprived communities. As a reputable leader in the field, Daniel is a Clore fellow in youth leadership in the charity sector.

Previously, Daniel established a renowned Pan-London Harmful Sexual Behaviour programme, and supported service design for a national charity across several programmes of work; this includes homicide, domestic abuse and peer support services.

Daniel’s current portfolio includes A National County Lines services and Exploitation services across Merseyside, Stoke & Staffordshire and Kent.

Daniel is extremely passionate about race equality, which is evident in all aspects of his practice and research.

Lindsay created the UK’s first Advanced CSE course, has set up multi-agency partnerships across the country and supported families to achieve convictions in high profile CSE court cases. She brings decades of knowledge and frontline experience and is fluent in the most up-to-date issues, practice and legislation within child exploitation.