Anne Rannard

Anne is a Detective Inspector from Merseyside Police, currently seconded to the National County Lines Co-ordination Centre. Prior to taking on this role, she was the County Lines Coordinator for the North West region for 2 years. She has been a Detective Inspector for 15 years and has worked in numerous different roles in Merseyside, including managing a child criminal exploitation team and a multi-agency safeguarding hub before joining the NCLCC. 

As the ‘Protect’ lead, Anne leads on Policy and Investigations for the co-ordination centre.  She maintains an oversight of the best use of legislation to tackle county lines criminality and has supported forces to utilise Modern Slavery legislation and evidence led prosecutions. She works closely with colleagues from CPS, the Home Office and other key agencies to manage barriers to prosecution and enhance prosecution outcomes.

 Additionally, Anne leads on tackling cuckooing for the coordination centre and has supported forces to develop their cuckooing response. 

Title: National County Lines Coordination Work