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| 'Errors' in Met's VIP paedophile probe Operation Midland | 'Errors' in Met's VIP paedophile probe Operation Midland |
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| Numerous errors were made in Scotland Yard's investigation into paedophile allegations against VIPs, an independent review has found. | Numerous errors were made in Scotland Yard's investigation into paedophile allegations against VIPs, an independent review has found. |
| The decision to abandon Operation Midland should have been taken "much earlier", Sir Richard Henriques said. | The decision to abandon Operation Midland should have been taken "much earlier", Sir Richard Henriques said. |
| Five officers have been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission following the review. | |
| The Met Police commissioner accepted "accountability for these failures" and apologised to those involved. | |
| Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said: "It is a matter of professional and personal dismay that the suspects in the investigation were pursued for so long when it could have been concluded much earlier. | |
| "I am today issuing a public apology to Lord Bramall, Lady Brittan and Harvey Proctor for the intrusion into their homes and the impact of Operation Midland on their lives." | |
| He said the public identification of suspects had compounded the harm of the investigative failures. | |
| The £2.5m investigation was launched after claims that boys had been sexually abused by public figures more than 30 years ago - but it closed in March without a single arrest. | |
| Sir Richard, a retired High Court judge, examined eight investigations, including cases from Operation Yewtree, Operation Midland and Operation Vincente. |