BBC warned by Met Police over Tim Westwood report

The Metropolitan Police has warned the BBC that parts of a study astir Tim Westwood’s alleged misconduct whitethorn “interfere with justice” if published.

The outer reappraisal is to analyse the BBC’s cognition of, and effect to, complaints, allegations and concerns astir misconduct by the erstwhile Radio 1 and 1Xtra DJ.

Mr Westwood has denied claims of misconduct, commenting: "It's each mendacious allegations."

The BBC declined to comment. In July, a spokesperson for the corp said it was liaising with constabulary to guarantee that immoderate steps taken - including publishing the study - bash not person a "negative impact" connected immoderate ongoing constabulary investigation.

"This is taking time," it added.

Several women person accused the presenter of predatory and unwanted intersexual behaviour and touching, successful alleged incidents betwixt 1992 and 2017, aft a associated probe by the BBC and the Guardian.

In August 2022, a review, led by Gemma White KC, was commissioned by the BBC to analyse the adjacent 20-year employment of Mr Westwood with the broadcaster.

It was initially believed the reappraisal would instrumentality astir six months but a study is yet to beryllium published.

In a caller connection to BBC News, a Met Police serviceman said: “We person seen the study and made recommendations to the BBC arsenic to which sections of the study whitethorn interfere with justness if published."

BBC News understands the study is present owed to beryllium published wrong the adjacent month.

In June, the BBC said: "This is an highly important ongoing process, led by an autarkic reviewer.

"As we person said from the beginning, it is indispensable we afloat recognize what was known astir concerns regarding Tim Westwood’s behaviour during his clip with the BBC and this remains the priority."

A state of accusation request by BBC News earlier this twelvemonth revealed that the BBC has spent much than £3 cardinal connected the reappraisal truthful far.

It is believed Mr Westwood has been interviewed nether caution by the Metropolitan Police 4 times since the broadcast of the associated BBC News and Guardian investigation.

In a statement, constabulary said the offences are alleged to person happened betwixt 1982 and 2016.

Detectives said they interviewed a 66-year-old antheral nether caution past year. There has been nary arrest.

The women besides accused Mr Westwood of abusing his presumption successful the euphony industry. Some of them said they encountered Mr Westwood erstwhile they were nether 18. One said she was lone 14 erstwhile helium archetypal had enactment with her.

In a video that appeared connected societal media past year, the DJ was asked whether the allegations were true.

He replied: "It's each mendacious allegations. It's each mendacious allegations.

"I've ne'er done that, period. They're each mendacious allegations. I volition beryllium that arsenic soon arsenic I get my accidental and spot me, I americium ready."

In April 2022, Mr Westwood stepped down from his Capital Xtra show.

The 66-year-old has continued to play successful gigs up and down the country, contempt immoderate campaigners calling for nightclubs not to big him since the allegations emerged.

The Mail Online reported that helium had moved to Lagos, Nigeria, for the archetypal fractional of this year.