The investigation is part of a wider, nationally coordinated effort involving multiple UK police forces. A specialized "national coordination group" has been established to review thousands of pages of unredacted files, a move reminiscent of the large-scale investigations into historical abuse seen during the Jimmy Savile scandal. Alongside Essex Police, Bedfordshire and West Midlands forces are also scrutinizing private flight data from Luton and Birmingham airports to determine if they served as secondary transit points for Epstein’s international sex-trafficking network.
A critical focus of the probe involves the role of protection officers and high-profile associates. Investigators are reportedly reviewing historical files and claims that royal protection officers may have been present during Epstein’s movements or "turned a blind eye" to suspicious activity. This has placed renewed pressure on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, whose links to Epstein’s "Lolita Express" flights are being re-examined by Thames Valley Police. Claims have also emerged regarding the sharing of sensitive trade reports with Epstein, further complicating the legal landscape for those within the financier’s former social circle.
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been a vocal advocate for the inquiry, calling on the Metropolitan Police to "urgently" re-examine their previous decisions not to prosecute. With nearly 90 flights linked to Epstein now identified as having landed or departed from UK soil—15 of which occurred after his 2008 sex offense conviction—public and political pressure for a full inquiry is at an all-time high. A Stansted Airport spokesperson clarified that while private flights operate through independent terminals, all immigration checks are the responsibility of the UK Border Force, a detail that is now a central point of the police assessment.