The Safer Transport West Yorkshire parthership has recruited a dedicated police sergeant to make public transport even safer, by driving down incidents of crime and anti-social behaviour.

Safer Transport West Yorkshire is a partnership between West Yorkshire Police, the Integrated Transport Authority (ITA), Metro and bus companies including Arriva, First Buses, Stagecoach and Transdev.

As part of the new partnership, Sergeant Rachel Claughton has been appointed as the Transport Liaison Officer.

Her full-time role will involve working with all 47 of West Yorkshire Police's Neighbourhood Policing Teams (NPT), based across the county to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour affecting the public transport network.

Sergeant Claughton will work with the NPT's investigating offences and will also share up-to-date information with Metro and the bus companies thanks to the help of a dedicated analyst.

This will allow the partnership to plan pro-active operations to tackle any potential hotspots or trends in crime or anti-social behaviour before they have the chance to escalate.

Sergeant Claughton's role is funded by Metro and the 40 bus companies who operate in West Yorkshire.