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At a press conference earlier, Deputy Chief Constable Dave Marshall said there were 254 victims in total, of which 172 had been affected by fraudulent trading of funeral plans between 23 May 2012 and 6 March 2024.

Deputy Chief Constable Bobby Singleton said the findings were "undoubtedly disappointing".

"The chief constable and I are fully committed to recovering workforce levels to 7,000 officers and 2,572 staff within the next three years," she said.

Wiltshire Police said: "This is relating to a Metropolitan Police case and, as such, it would not be appropriate for Chief Constable Catherine Roper to comment."

Chief Constable Mark Hobrough from Gwent Police also provided a statement saying that he visited the local team following the incident.