THE BBC has apologised over “missed opportunities” to deal with shamed DJ Tim Westwood amid a “sex assaults” probe.

A report into his alleged inappropriate behaviour during his time at the broadcaster has found there were “missed opportunities that might have led to action”.

It also admitted there were a “range of factors which ought to have alerted the BBC” and that Westwood may have presented a “risk to young women and girls”.

Westwood, 67, who stepped down from his show on Capital Xtra in April 2022, and left Radio 1 and Radio 1Xtra in 2013 after nearly 20 years, faces historical sexual abuse allegations from multiple women, and “strongly denies all allegations of inappropriate behaviour”.

The Metropolitan Police previously said it is investigating accusations of offences alleged to have happened between 1982 and 2016.

In her findings, the report’s author Gemma White KC said: “I have not found there to be significant BBC knowledge of allegations or concerns about sexual misconduct on Tim Westwood’s part.

“However, the overview from which I have benefited as a result of having conducted this review demonstrates the clear need for a robust mechanism for the assessment of the risks presented by the engagement of particular individuals.

“There were, in my view, a range of factors which ought to have alerted the BBC to the possibility that Tim Westwood might present a risk to young women and girls.”

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