the main complainant was his former partner, joanne mjadzelics.pcc says a lack of open—mindedness meant she wasn't taken seriously. she was not a lone voice. between december 2008 and june 2012, six people raised concerns. it led to eight reports and three intelligence logs, but during that time, watkins was not arrested, questioned, or required to respond to allegations. south wales police admit they failed to listen or investigate properly and say they are "truly sorry." the disciplinary hearing has cleared a detective sergeant with the force, of grossness conduct. last week, the ipcc also accused the south yorkshire force of inaction in investigating watkins. he is now four years into a 29—yearjail sentence. today's report highlights major shortcomings that allowed him to lead a sickening double life for so long. let's talk to mark hutchins now in cardiff. it is almost beyond belief are force would miss so many opportunities to investigate accusations of this nature. what has the ipcc had to say in this report? south wales police can't say they

joanne mjadzelics went to that force as well., the summary of complaints about him, and it says at various points, no action taken, no action taken, no action taken. finally the police took action, but four years late. we can speak now to michael wolkind qc. he defended joanne mjadzelics, who had to clear her name when she was accused of sharing watkins' indecent images. she told us she wasn't well enough to join us today. what can you tell us about her response to this report? a degree of satisfaction. she's disappointed on a personal level. there is no apology to her. it's probably time for south wales to respond with an apology which shows their integrity and to speak with grace about how they disregarded her. it brings back these events, not that she can forget them, but every day she tells me she cries for no obvious reason. actually the reasons are obvious. she was disregarded. she was somebody who was defamed, written off because of her less than conventional lifestyle. maybe it wasn't a steady lifestyle. maybe it wasn't a

joanne mjadzelics had first reported ian watkins to the authorities.scort and had been in a relationship with the singer. she had messages on her phone in which he spoke of wanting to abuse children, but officers didn't think she was the right sort of complainant and she wasn't taken seriously. but she wasn't a lone voice. between december 2008 and june 2012, six people raised concerns. it led to eight reports, and three intelligence logs. but during that time, ian watkins wasn't arrested, questioned or even required to respond to the allegations. today, joanne mjadzelics's barrister said she hoped lessons have been learned. she'd time after time went to her local police station, operating them the chance to look at her laptop where she had e—mail from him attaching photographs of underage children and they didn't want to look at it. she gave them every opportunity to do theirjob to investigate. they weren't interested. south wales police didn't begin investigating ian watkins until four years after they were tipped off that he was a danger to children

today, joanne mjadzelics's barrister said she hoped lessons have been learned.them every opportunity to do their job gave them every opportunity to do theirjob to investigate. they weren't interested. south wales police didn't begin investigating ian watkins until four years after they were tipped off that he was a danger to children. he was arrested during a drugs raid at his home here in pontypridd. what they then found on his mobile phones and computers showed that those earlier warnings should have been acted on. south wales police accept the report's findings, and admit they failed to listen or investigate properly. they say they are truly sorry. last week, the ipc see also accused the south yorkshire force of inaction in investigating watkins. he manipulated fans to get access to his victims. the extent of his abuse may never be known. major disruption on the railways will peak this weekend as millions prepare for the bank holiday getaway amid engineering works on some of the country's busiest rail routes. key stations in london and services to and from wa

joanne mjadzelics had first reported ian watkins to the authorities.ked as an escort and had been in a relationship with the singer. she had messages on her phone in which he spoke of wanting to abuse children, but officers didn't think she was the right sort of complainant and she wasn't taken seriously. but she wasn't a lone voice. between december 2008 and june 20 12, six people raised concerns. it led to eight reports, and three intelligence logs. but during that time, ian watkins wasn't arrested, questioned or even required to respond to the allegations. today, joanne mjadzelics's barrister said she hoped lessons have been learned. she'd time after time went to her local police station, operating them the chance to look at her laptop where she had any know from him attaching photographs of underage children and they didn't want to look at it. south wales police didn't begin investigating ian watkins until four years after they were tipped off that he was a danger to children. he was arrested during a drugs raid at his home here in pontypridd. what

joanne mjadzelics spoke today of the toll it's all taken. she said...olice didn't begin investigating ian watkins until four years after they were tipped off that he was a danger to children. he was arrested during a drugs raid at his home here, in pontypridd. what they then found on his mobile phones and computers showed that those earlier warnings should have been acted on. in all, six people made complaints about watkins, none were followed up. south wales police missed opportunity after opportunity to bring him in for questioning, to arrest him or to bring him tojustice. the force says it's truly sorry for its failings and has introduced wide scale changes. the ipcc has also criticised south yorkshire and bedford police over inaction in investigating watkins. the singer manipulated fans to get access to his victims, the extent of his abuse may never be known. now it's time for click. this week, click is back in india, we're hitting the road, the rail, and the water. there will be dancing. and singing. sort of. driving in india is an experience. the

joanne mjadzelics spoke today of the toll it's all taken.egin investigating ian watkins until four years after they were tipped off that he was a danger to children. he was arrested during a drugs raid at his home here, in pontypridd. what they then found on his mobile phones and computers showed that those earlier warnings should have been acted on. in all, six people made complaints about watkins, none were followed up. south wales police missed opportunity after opportunity to bring him in for questioning, to arrest him or to bring him tojustice. the force says it's truly sorry for its failings and has introduced wide scale changes. the ipcc has also criticised south yorkshire and bedford police over inaction in investigating watkins. the singer manipulated fans to get access to his victims, the extent of his abuse may never be known. sian lloyd, bbc news. our top story this evening: a damning report accuses royal bank of scotland of the systematic abuse of its business customers. and coming up, i'm live in las vegas with the build—up to

michael wolkind qc defended watkins' ex—girlfriend, joanne mjadzelics, who had to clear her name when mark lobel has been speaking to him. south wales police hasn't had the grace and integrity to apologise to her. they have had to admit their failings yet she remains a marginalfigure. throughout this investigation, the police didn't believejoanne was a credible witness? they had some false information that she had once been sectioned, they had some true information she had once been a sex worker. so what, all they have to do was check claims about ian watkins and they never did. and that is the remarkable thing in their so—called investigation. she time after time went to her local police station, offering them to look at her laptop computer, where she had an e—mail from him attaching pictures of an underage child, and they refused to look at it. she provided police with evidence on four different occasions, what difference would it have made if the police had listened to joanne? it would have stopped the danger to young children. it may have made a difference for some months to one c

joanne mjadzelics spoke today of the toll it's all taken. she said...cc report finally vindicates me and accepts that from the outset i was telling the truth and trying to bring a serious criminal sexual predator to justice." south wales police didn't begin investigating ian watkins until four years after they were tipped off that he was a danger to children. he was arrested during a drugs raid at his home here, in pontypridd. what they then found on his mobile phones and computers showed that those earlier warnings should have been acted on. in all, six people made complaints about watkins. none were followed up. south wales police missed opportunity after opportunity to bring him in for questioning, to arrest him or to bring him tojustice. the force says it's truly sorry for its failings and has introduced wide scale changes. the ipcc has also criticised south yorkshire and bedford police over inaction in investigating watkins. the singer manipulated fans to get access to his victims, the extent of his abuse may never be known. sian lloyd, bbc news. n

commission, has found officers' bias against her meant watkins was able to carry on abusing children. joanne mjadzelicstoll it's all taken. she said... "the ipcc report finally vindicates me and accepts that from the outset i was telling the truth and trying to bring a serious criminal sexual predator to justice." south wales police didn't begin investigating ian watkins until four years after they were tipped off that he was a danger to children. he was arrested during a drugs raid at his home here, in pontypridd. what they then found on his mobile phones and computers showed that those earlier warnings should have been acted on. in all, six people made complaints about watkins, none were followed up. south wales police missed opportunity after opportunity to bring him in for questioning, to arrest him or to bring him tojustice. the force says it's truly sorry for its failings and has introduced wide scale changes. the ipcc has also criticised south yorkshire and bedford police over inaction in investigating watkins. the singer manipulated fans to get access to his victims, the extent of his abuse may