An investigation has been launched by the police watchdog following concern that three forces failed to respond quickly enough to allegations made against paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission said it would look into concerns that police in South Wales, South Yorkshire and Bedfordshire had not responded appropriately to previous allegations. The IPCC said it was aware of reports made to the police up to three years before Watkins' arrest in 2012 and would be seeking to establish if his celebrity status had any impact. Police said they were working with detectives in the US and Germany to see if he carried out crimes while touring there.
