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Help and advice on how to protect yourself from ticket fraud - along with who to contact if you think you have been a victim of fraud (contact Action Fraud).
Do you know your fraud fact from fraud fiction? Action Fraud and the City of London Police launch its Urban Fraud Myths campaign to let you know the truth about fraud and cyber crime
All fraud and cybercrime offences should be reported via Action Fraud, the UK’s national reporting centre. West Yorkshire Police will only take a crime report directly where the Call for Service criteria exists. This page summarises West Yorkshire Police's fraud recording call for service assessment criteria and explains how fraud reports are assessed and investigated.
Fraud is a crime in which fraudsters are constantly reinventing themselves to find new ways of tricking people. Anyone could be a victim.
Identity theft happens when fraudsters access enough information about someone’s identity (such as their name, date of birth, current or previous addresses) to commit identity fraud. Identity theft can take place whether the fraud victim is alive or deceased.
West Yorkshire Police is supporting a national Haji Campaign run by the City of London Police, which is the UK policing lead for fraud.
The band was formed out of the Bradford and Leeds City Police Bands when in 1974 the Leeds and Bradford Forces amalgamated to form part of The West Yorkshire Metropolitan Police. The bands merged to become The West Yorkshire Police Band. Initially the Band was military in style, with woodwind, brass and percussion it wasn't until 1984 a new ethos was agreed and since then the Band has been styled in the traditional Brass Band format. Originally comprised solely of serving police officers, the band now draws from the wider police family, retired police officers and members of the public. The band has one of the largest number of regular volunteers for West Yorkshire Police contributing an average of 4500 volunteering hours each year.
The West Yorkshire Association of Muslim Police (AMP) is a support group which was set up in May 2009 to represent the interests of Muslim Officers and Staff and provide West Yorkshire Police with support and advice. AMP is part of the National Association of Muslim Police (NAMP). Find out more about NAMP
West Yorkshire Police Hindu Association (WYPHA) is a Staff Network, which has been established to support the needs of all people either working or volunteering for West Yorkshire Police and those from other police services who do not have a fully constituted network and the community.
WYPHA seeks to provide help, signposting and support to everyone from a neutral perspective.
The West Yorkshire Police Green Police Network (GPN) provides support, advice and guidance to Members and to any interested Officers and Staff in relation to green/ethical and dietary matters. It works to influence West Yorkshire Police policy development in making positive changes in relation to these matters, whilst building an effective network which benefits its members and wider Officers and staff.
The West Yorkshire Black Police Association (WYBPA) sits under the umbrella of National Black Police Association (NBPA). The NBPA was set up after the Macpherson Report 1999, and WYBPA provides an advisory support service to West Yorkshire Police. The NBPA has been part of influential Policing consultations with the Home Office, NPCC, HMICFRS, Home Affairs Select Committee and other parliamentary inquiries.
West Yorkshire Police Sikh Association (WYPSA) is a staff network, which has been established to support the needs of all people either working or volunteering for West Yorkshire Police and those from other Forces who do not have a fully constituted network and the community. WYPSA provides advice and support to all members and acts as a conduit between the Sikh community and the police force.
The West Yorkshire Resilience Forum (WYRF) was established under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA). The aim of the West Yorkshire Resilience Forum is to co-ordinate the actions and arrangements between responding bodies in the area to provide the most effective and efficient response to civil emergencies when they occur.
The West Yorkshire Disabled Police Association (DPA) launched in 2016 following the need for a more collective voice when look at disability within the Diversity and Inclusion agenda.