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Simon Bailey


Simon Bailey was a police officer for 35 years, the last 8 as a chief constable and the national policing lead for child protection in the UK. He was responsible for designing and delivering the world’s leading response to targeting online CSA offenders and since retiring in 2021 has continued to work in the global online harm’s ecosystem with Child Rescue Coalition, and as the Chair of the Policing Institute for the Eastern Region. He has a master’s degree from Cambridge University and was awarded a CBE in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honors List.