Ex-Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood 'sex claims' probe update - Met Police warns BBC

After respective women accused presenter Tim Westwood, the BBC commissioned a study to analyse the DJ's 2 decades of employment with the corporation

The Met Police has warned the BBC that parts of a study astir DJ 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. They added: This is taking time.”

Several women person accused the presenter of predatory and unwanted intersexual behaviour and touching, successful alleged incidents betwixt 1992 and 2017.

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 statement, 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.”

It is understood the study is present owed to beryllium published wrong the adjacent month.