Police bill for Jimmy Savile sex abuse investigation hits £2.7milllion

Operation Yewtree is the national investigation sparked after
claims were made against disgraced TV presenter Jimmy Savile

Officers working on Operation Yewtree - the police probe sparked by disgraced DJ Jimmy Savile - have earned almost half a million pounds overtime.

The cost is in addition to the £2.2million basic bill for the operation, which has led to the arrests of a string of high profile stars.

Campaign group, the Taxpayers' Alliance, has labeled the overtime costs - racked up in just ten months -  'scandalously large'.

Operation Yewtree is the national investigation prompted after claims were made against disgraced TV presenter Jimmy Savile.

Scotland Yard has led the probe, and separated its inquiries into those involving Savile, those involving Savile and others, and those involving others.

It confirmed to The Sun: 'The total cost of Operation Yewtree from October 2012, its start date, to the end of August 2013 is £2,754,680 of which £490,000 is overtime'.

Robert Oxley, Campaign Director of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: 'A scandalous amount of expensive overtime has been taken up by this investigation, despite its importance.  (more...)

Police bill for Jimmy Savile sex abuse investigation hits £2.7milllion

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