BBC knew about Scott Mills sexual offences investigation in 2017

This page reports that the BBC knew about a police investigation into DJ Scott Mills regarding sexual offences in 2017. Mills, a Radio 2 presenter, was dismissed after new information about his conduct recently emerged. He was previously questioned by police over historical serious sexual offence allegations, but prosecutors decided in 2019 there was insufficient evidence to proceed. The Metropolitan Police confirmed the victim was under 16. The BBC's director general at the time did not know about the allegations. The BBC terminated Mills' contracts on March 27, stating it obtained new information about him recently and acted decisively in line with its values.