Police apologise to Caroline Flack's family over record of CPS decision

Caroline Flack's household person been fixed an apology by the Metropolitan Police for not keeping a grounds astir wherefore it charged her with assault.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) carried retired a reappraisal aft complaints from the precocious tv presenter's mother.

The reappraisal "did not place immoderate misconduct" successful the Met's decision.

Ms Flack took her ain beingness successful February 2020 portion facing prosecution implicit allegedly assaulting her boyfriend.

The 40-year-old was known for her presenting roles connected Love Island, the Xtra Factor and winning Strictly Come Dancing successful 2014.

She was owed to look successful tribunal implicit the alleged battle of her then-boyfriend Lewis Burton successful the weeks earlier her decease successful 2020.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had recommended she person lone a caution.

However, London's Met Police appealed against the CPS determination which resulted successful her facing a complaint of battle by beating.

An inquest aboriginal gave a decision of termination aft proceeding however Ms Flack's intelligence wellness had deteriorated pursuing her arrest.

Her parent Christine Flack complained astir the determination to complaint her, claiming her girl had been treated otherwise due to the fact that of her fame but a elder constabulary serviceman told the inquest determination was nary bias involved.

A Met Police spokesperson told BBC News successful a connection connected Sunday: "The reappraisal did not place immoderate misconduct but concluded that an serviceman should person reflective practice. This was astir the request to reappraisal each lawsuit worldly and grounds a balanced rationale, demonstrating nonsubjective determination making by exploring aggravating and mitigating factors, erstwhile appealing a CPS decision.

"The IOPC besides asked the Met to apologise to Ms Flack's household astir determination not being a grounds of the rationale to entreaty the CPS decision.

"We person done truthful and acknowledged the interaction that this has had connected them.

"We hold to perceive whether the IOPC volition marque immoderate recommendations for organisational learning.

"Our thoughts and sympathies stay with Ms Flack's household for their loss."

Following the apology from the Met Police, Ms Flack's parent told the Eastern Daily Press: "They person apologised for however they handled my ailment - but what they truly should beryllium apologising for is the mode Carrie was treated."

The Eastern Daily Press besides reported the Met's Chief Superintendent Andy Carter had told her that respective measures that person been brought successful to amended however officers spell astir appealing CPS decisions.