Select Committee · Home Affairs Committee

The impact of serious and organised crime on local neighbourhoods

Status: Open Opened: 5 Feb 2026

The impacts of serious and organised crime (SOC) in local communities can make residents feel unsafe and affect confidence in policing. SOC covers a range of crimes, including child sexual exploitation and abuse; illegal drugs trafficking; fraud; money laundering; organised immigration crime; modern slavery and human trafficking and cybercrime. Annually, SOC is estimated to cost …

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
20 Apr 2026 Deputy Chief Constable Wendy Gunney · National Police Chiefs' Council, Phil Lewis · Anti-Counterfeiting Group, Sarah Woodcock · The Anti-Slavery Collective, Steve Rodhouse · National Crime Agency, Temporary Deputy Chief Constable Catherine Akehurst · National Police Chiefs' Council View ↗