Ian Swales, Liberal Democrat MP for Redcar, is delighted with
the news that the Government have agreed to cover the costs of Operation
Sacristy in full.
The costs of this case have been mounting up and have now
reached 1.6m, which would mean there would be a significant impact on the forces
budget if they had to cover these costs themselves.
Ian said: ‘I am delighted that the Home Office are paying for
the costs of the enquiry of the alleged wrongdoing at Cleveland Police.
At a time when police budgets are under tremendous pressure, it would
have been wrong to see the police having to make even bigger savings due to
these one-off costs.
‘I have been campaigning hard in Parliament for this to
happen and am pleased to have played a part in ensuring that local people
continue to get the excellent service that they deserve.’
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