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Tackling serious organised crime in Greater Manchester

Programme Challenger is Greater Manchester's partnership approach to

tackling serious and organised crime in all its forms. We are committed to ensuring

that individuals and communities receive the protection they deserve...

Organised Crime

The 'Trapped' Campaign Raises Awareness Of Exploitation

"County Lines" is a term used by police and law enforcement to describe

the approach taken by gangs and criminal networks originating from urban areas,

who travel to locations such as county or coastal towns to sell Class A drugs.

Trapped

Modern Slavery
Coordination Unit

The Modern Slavery Coordination Unit works closely with

third sector organisations to ensure victims of trafficking and slavery

receive all the support they need.

MSCU

Public information

What we do

Programme Challenger is Greater Manchester’s partnership response to serious and organised crime. We are made up of many different agencies, who all work together to disrupt and dismantle individuals and networks committing serious crime in Greater Manchester, including running drug lines, exploiting people for financial gain, buying and using firearms, and laundering the money they make from their criminality.

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Practitioner Information

What we do

We want to be able to support a wide range of practitioners who are currently playing their part in tackling serious and organised crime. This takes many forms, and covers many specialisms and disciplines, including safeguarding, community safety, trading standards, mental health and social care, to name a few. By better informing you as a practitioner around trends, threats and models of serious and organised crime, we can better equip the workforce across Greater Manchester, and beyond.

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