Hazel Stewart joined Lancashire Constabulary as a Police Constable in 1991, where she held a variety of roles before finding her niche as a DI and DCI in the Public Protection Unit (PPU). The PPU had responsibility for missing persons, domestic abuse, child abuse, child exploitation and management of sex offenders, the role was, at times, challenging, demanding, and frustrating but ultimately rewarding. In 2014, she was seconded to CEOP, a command of the National Crime Agency (NCA) to coordinate the national response to the sharing of child sexual abuse material on Peer to Peer Networks (Op Notarise). In 2016, she transferred to the NCA where she managed three teams of Investigators tasked with investigating all aspects of Child Sexual Abuse. In 2023, she left investigations for a policy and strategy in the CSA Threat Leadership Team where she now leads on the Com Group and Transnational Child Sex Offenders sub threat portfolios for the agency.
The Summit offers a unique opportunity to confront the corrosive influence of bigotry and hatred in our society. In order for us to address these challenges, we first must acknowledge their painful and destructive impact in our communities and in our country. I am grateful to serve as a Global Advisor to this timely and powerful initiative.
