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| Government to pay £1.1m for Sir Edward Heath inquiry | Government to pay £1.1m for Sir Edward Heath inquiry |
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| The Home Office will pay £1.1m towards the costs of the controversial police investigation into allegations of sexual abuse against Sir Edward Heath. | The Home Office will pay £1.1m towards the costs of the controversial police investigation into allegations of sexual abuse against Sir Edward Heath. |
| The Wiltshire Police inquiry into the former prime minister, who died 12 years ago, began in 2015. | |
| Two people were arrested and released as part of Operation Conifer. There have been no charges. | Two people were arrested and released as part of Operation Conifer. There have been no charges. |
| Police will publish a "closure report" about the investigation, which has cost around £1.3m in total, on 5 October. | Police will publish a "closure report" about the investigation, which has cost around £1.3m in total, on 5 October. |
| Angus Macpherson, the Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner, said the government "has waived the usual rule that the force should meet the equivalent of 1% of its budget before the Home Office will assist". | Angus Macpherson, the Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner, said the government "has waived the usual rule that the force should meet the equivalent of 1% of its budget before the Home Office will assist". |
| Wiltshire Police will pay around £190,000 towards the cost, with the government paying around 85%. | Wiltshire Police will pay around £190,000 towards the cost, with the government paying around 85%. |
| The major inquiry - codenamed Operation Conifer - began after Sir Edward, who led the Conservative government from 1970 to 1974, was accused of historical child sex abuse. | The major inquiry - codenamed Operation Conifer - began after Sir Edward, who led the Conservative government from 1970 to 1974, was accused of historical child sex abuse. |
| Sir Edward's friends have strongly criticised the investigation, and a psychologist who advised detectives claimed it was based on the allegations of a handful of fantasists. | Sir Edward's friends have strongly criticised the investigation, and a psychologist who advised detectives claimed it was based on the allegations of a handful of fantasists. |
| The Crown Prosecution Service has not given a public assessment of any of the evidence gathered. | The Crown Prosecution Service has not given a public assessment of any of the evidence gathered. |
| Wiltshire Chief Constable Mike Veale said: "Operation Conifer has attracted an unprecedented amount of public interest and I have stressed from the outset that we will be fully transparent when we are in a position to publish the summary closure report." | Wiltshire Chief Constable Mike Veale said: "Operation Conifer has attracted an unprecedented amount of public interest and I have stressed from the outset that we will be fully transparent when we are in a position to publish the summary closure report." |
| He added: "This has been a unique investigation with unprecedented challenges but one we, as the police service, had an obligation to progress in a proportionate and fully accountable manner." | He added: "This has been a unique investigation with unprecedented challenges but one we, as the police service, had an obligation to progress in a proportionate and fully accountable manner." |