An investigation into allegations that officers from South Yorkshire Police (SYP) took part in historic sexual exploitation in Rotherham will now be led by the National Crime Agency (NCA), the police watchdog has said.

The investigation was being carried out by SYP's major crime unit, under the direction of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

So far, three former officers have been arrested.

But survivors of sexual exploitation in the town said last month they had "no faith" in the SYP investigation in relation to a series of allegations.

Five women told the BBC in July how they were exploited by grooming gangs in the town when they were children, and also sexually abused by officers.

According to the broadcaster, one girl was raped from the age of 12 in a marked

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