The Home Office has agreed to give Scotland Yard another £154,000 to continue its search for Madeleine McCann until the end of March next year.
In April the Scotland Yard team investigating her disappearance was given £85,000 to continue working until the end of this month.
More than £11m has been spent trying to find the missing girl, who disappeared in Portugal in 2007, aged three.
"Following an application from the Metropolitan Police, the Home Office has confirmed funding for Operation Grange until the end of March 2018," a Home Office spokesperson said.
"As with all applications, the resources required are reviewed regularly and careful consideration is given before any funding is allocated."
Sky's crime correspondent Martin Brunt says the funds will be used for operational, administration and employment costs for the small Scotland Yard team still investigating Madeleine's disappearance.
"There is an ongoing theory about what happened to Madeleine McCann," he said.
"It is complicated work, it involves a certain level of diplomacy, and the search for the clues that would corroborate that theory may take some time to emerge."
He said the Scotland Yard team has been described as "minding the shop" while their Portuguese colleagues search for the illusive clues that would confirm the latest theory.
"I don't think the operation will go on indefinitely" he added.
"There's no time limit at the moment but the feeling is, if after a few months, this theory is not able to be stood up then the investigation will be wound up.
"But the money will give continuing hope to Madeleine's parents that there is still a chance of finding out exactly what happened to her."
http://news.sky.com/story/madeleine-mccann-police-investigation-gets-more-funding-from-home-office-11057946
In April the Scotland Yard team investigating her disappearance was given £85,000 to continue working until the end of this month.
More than £11m has been spent trying to find the missing girl, who disappeared in Portugal in 2007, aged three.
"Following an application from the Metropolitan Police, the Home Office has confirmed funding for Operation Grange until the end of March 2018," a Home Office spokesperson said.
"As with all applications, the resources required are reviewed regularly and careful consideration is given before any funding is allocated."
Sky's crime correspondent Martin Brunt says the funds will be used for operational, administration and employment costs for the small Scotland Yard team still investigating Madeleine's disappearance.
"There is an ongoing theory about what happened to Madeleine McCann," he said.
"It is complicated work, it involves a certain level of diplomacy, and the search for the clues that would corroborate that theory may take some time to emerge."
He said the Scotland Yard team has been described as "minding the shop" while their Portuguese colleagues search for the illusive clues that would confirm the latest theory.
"I don't think the operation will go on indefinitely" he added.
"There's no time limit at the moment but the feeling is, if after a few months, this theory is not able to be stood up then the investigation will be wound up.
"But the money will give continuing hope to Madeleine's parents that there is still a chance of finding out exactly what happened to her."
http://news.sky.com/story/madeleine-mccann-police-investigation-gets-more-funding-from-home-office-11057946
