Over £1m secured for investigations into West Yorkshire grooming cases

By Alex Miller
Published 21st May 2019, 10:19 BST
Updated 21st May 2019, 11:19 BST
Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin has worked alongside police chiefs including Mark Burns-Williamson in securing the funding.Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin has worked alongside police chiefs including Mark Burns-Williamson in securing the funding.
Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin has worked alongside police chiefs including Mark Burns-Williamson in securing the funding.
Police in West Yorkshire have been given £1.2m in special grant funding to assist investigations into historic child sexual exploitation cases.

The cash has been secured after an effort by Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin, who has worked closely with West Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) Mark Burns-Williamson and West Yorkshire Police to secure the Home Office funding.

It comes after Ms Brabin asked Home Secretary Sajid Javid for a “cast iron guarantee” in the House of Commons that West Yorkshire Police will be given the resources it needs to protect CSE victims and deliver justice for survivors.

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