Police operation to safeguard kids and vulnerable people

N OPERATION aimed at safeguarding children and vulnerable people took place across Cheshire.

- BY MARK SMITH Local Democracy reporter

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Operation Guardians brought together teams from across Cheshire Constabulary including neighbourhood policing units, the Serious Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), the Foreign National Offender Team, the Online Child Abuse Investigation Team (OCAIT), and the Sex Offender Management Unit (SOMU) among others.

Officers and staff worked collectively to deter offenders, disrupt criminal activity, carry out checks on known individuals and build positive relationships with vulnerable young people to help prevent harm.

Throughout the week, SOMU officers conducted unannounced visits to people on the sex offenders' register to ensure they were complying with Sexual Harm Prevention Orders.