Derbyshire's Chief Constable responds to Janner findings

It remains a simple and regrettable fact that Lord Janner should have been prosecuted 25 years ago.

This report confirms that the reason he was not, was a direct decision made by the Crown Prosecution Service and not by Leicestershire Constabulary...

...As I have previously said, the decision not to arrest him and to search was not mine nor DI Ashby’s but was one directed to us from a senior officer...

...Whilst I did not carry out all the investigations nor complete the file for submission or make any policy decisions, it is clear that the evidence obtained at the time was still sufficient in the DPP’s view.

What it is clear from the report is that there were additional areas that could have further corroborated the allegations.

...I have already spoken with the Lady Justice Goddard’s public inquiry and given preliminary evidence.

I will be more than happy to give further evidence in the future.

I am also supporting the review being carried out by the Independent Police Complaints commission on behalf of the Leicestershire Constabulary and I am a witness to their investigation.