<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police in Essex, a UK county northeast of London, say they are assessing new information regarding private flights at Stansted Airport following the high-profile release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However, officials have cautioned that the move is not yet a formal investigation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The development follows mounting pressure from high-profile figures, including former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, for UK authorities to scrutinise the convicted sex offender's movements within British borders.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/jeffrey-epstein-files-hillary-clinton-accuses-donald-trump-administration-of-coverup-over-its-handling-of-documents/8d2ee7d6-1521-48c1-b200-fc59c84cc89c" rel="" target="" title="Hillary Clinton accuses Trump administration of 'cover-up' over Epstein documents"><strong><span>Hillary Clinton accuses Trump administration of 'cover-up' over Epstein documents</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An Essex Police spokesperson told the BBC they are looking specifically at information that has emerged since the publication of the US Department of Justice Epstein files.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The national broadcaster reports that while Essex Police are currently reviewing data tied to the airport, it is understood "assessment" should not be interpreted as a criminal probe.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The scrutiny comes after a BBC investigation last year identified 87 flights linked to Epstein that arrived at or departed from UK airports between the early 1990s and 2018.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/essex-police-reviewing-stansted-private-flight-data-linked-to-jeffrey-epstein/028aa7bf-c2d5-43db-845b-0d20487e48a5" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Further findings in December revealed that three British women, who were allegedly victims of trafficking, appear in Epstein's flight records.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Writing in the </span><em><span>New Statesman</span></em><span> last week, Gordon Brown urged police to "urgently" re-examine whether victims were trafficked through the UK.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Brown argued that Stansted was a key site where women were transferred from one Epstein plane to another, suggesting the true scale of the trafficking operation would only become clear through a dedicated inquiry.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>US lawyers representing hundreds of Epstein's victims described the lack of a full-scale UK investigation to the BBC as "shocking," given the documented frequency of his travel to the region.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>