A PLEA is being made today for Government help with the multi-million cost of an inquiry into allegations of police corruption.
Councillor Ken Walker, chairman of the Cleveland Police Authority, Peter Riley, the authority's lead officer and Chief Constable Barry Shaw meet Home Office Minister Charles Clarke in London.
The delegation will ask for help with the past and current years' costs of the Operation Lancet anti-corruption investigation and associated inquiries, totalling £3.75m.
They also want Cleveland recognised as a metropolitan force and plans speeded up to recruit 74 more officers by March 2003.
Mr Clarke recognises in a letter to the authority the significant burden on forces of major investigations, and indicated that in 'exceptional circumstances' the Government was prepared to consider additional financial help.
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