Met ask BBC to pause Tim Westwood report

The Met Police person asked the BBC to "pause" the work of its study into what the corp knew astir the alleged behaviour of erstwhile BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood.

In 2022, BBC News broadcast accusations by 18 women of predatory and unwanted intersexual behaviour and touching by Tim Westwood, successful alleged incidents from 1992 to 2017.

Mr Westwood has denied claims of misconduct.

A Met spokesperson said: "While consultation with the CPS is ongoing, we person asked the BBC to intermission the work of their study to let for further clip to see immoderate imaginable interaction connected the investigation."

The BBC said it would not remark connected the matter.

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 antheral successful his 60s antheral nether caution past year. There has been nary arrest.

The BBC's review, led by Gemma White KC, was commissioned by the BBC to analyse Mr Westwood's employment with the broadcaster.

It was initially believed the reappraisal would instrumentality astir six months.

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

Last month, the Met constabulary confirmed it had made recommendations to the BBC that parts of the study "may interfere with justness if published."

The unit had besides confirmed it had submitted a record of grounds to the Crown Prosecution Service but is continuing to marque enquiries.

It called the probe "a analyzable and delicate matter" and their "absolute precedence is to support the integrity of our probe and enactment and clasp the assurance of imaginable victims".

Tim Westwood stood down from his Captial Xtra amusement successful 2022.

The 67-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.

He besides regularly plays gigs successful West Africa.