Wiltshire & Swindon Hotel Watch

Welcome to Hotel Watch

Thank you for signing up to Wiltshire and Swindon Hotel Watch. This is a new initiative for members of the hotel and hospitality industry that is fully supported by Wiltshire Police.

The key focus of the initiative is to help raise awareness amongst your staff on spotting the signs of exploitation, including child sexual exploitation (CSE), modern slavery, other criminal activity and the measures to take if something suspicious is happening on your premises.

Hotel Watch is a scheme that already exists in some many towns and cities in other areas of the country, which sees police and hotel partners sharing information with each other. It aims to educate and combat current issues that could affect hotels, their staff, their guests and surrounding local area, such as:

• Pop-up Brothels
• Child Sexual Exploitation / Child Criminal Exploitation
• Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking
• County Lines
• Missing People (MISPERS)

How you will benefit

• Learn about local and industry-specific crime issues, raising awareness for you and your staff to avoid being targeted
• Receive live incident alerts, information, advice and free of charge materials to download and use
• Training opportunities for your staff from specialist officers and external experts will be made available as the numbers signed up to Hotel Watch increase
• Networking opportunities with other businesses in the area, through training and other meetings
• Use of the Hotel Watch logo – to provide assurance to your guests and staff and demonstrating a commitment to their safety