Overview

• Both the Metropolitan Police and the IOPC have closed their latest inquiries, with the IOPC finalising its review in January 2025.
• The IOPC said most allegations had already been examined, but it directed the Met to probe one element in case new witness evidence existed.
• The Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards reported in June 2024 that the service provided by officers was acceptable and that no new evidence altered prior outcomes.
• The complainant appealed to the IOPC, which upheld the Met’s conclusions as reasonable and proportionate and confirmed there was no new material to change earlier decisions.
• Background to the case includes the CPS initially recommending a caution in December 2019 before the Met appealed and charges were brought; a coroner later found Caroline Flack took her own life after learning she would face trial, and her family maintains fame and press coverage affected how she was treated, with the IOPC open to revisit if new evidence emerges.