Interesting lines include the following...

The police chief continued: In particular I accept the following points:

· The approach adopted in believing the complainant at the outset was wrong.

· Insufficient attempts were made to test the credibility of the complainant.

· While it was right that the allegations had to be investigated, the effect of the approach adopted was to unnecessarily prolong the length of the investigation.

· It was wrong to have searched your property.

'For these failings by the Metropolitan Police Service, I would like to offer you now an unreserved apology.'

It implies that arrest before investigation in historical abuse allegations is wrong, as are unjustified searches of properties.