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WEST Yorkshire’s police and crime commissioner has spoken of the “immense honour” he has felt serving the people of Keighley and the region. Mark Burns-Williamson’s role has come to an end, with the commissioner duties being picked-up by the new West Yorkshire mayor – who will be revealed following today s count. He was first elected to the police and crime commissioner post in 2012 and then re-elected four years later. “I am proud of what has been achieved,” he said. “It has been a really varied, interesting and at times challenging role – covering community safety and support for victims and working with criminal justice, local government and many other valued community partners, as well as providing strategic policing governance and making tough decisions through austerity and other difficult times.
WEST Yorkshire Police’s Modern Slavery Team is appealing to local communities to help in the fight against domestic slavery after a 50 per cent increase in reports of the crime. Modern Day Slavery comes in many different forms – with victims usually forced into work that usually involves long hours and very little pay. The victim’s ‘employment’ can often be based in a factory, other commercial premises or as a sex worker. But domestic slavery – where victims are literally slaves for their ‘masters’ and often their families – is the most hidden of all types – because it happens in the home, away from other people, literally behind closed doors.
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