Sir Stephen House won't face disciplinary proceedings following investigation into conduct in meeting

Key findings

• No indication of breaching police standards of professional behavior was found.
• The only notes available did not reference the alleged phrases.
• Many individuals present described the meeting as spiky but disagreed on rudeness.
• No one recalled remarks equating rape to serious violence or knife crime.
• The term 'bog of domestics' was not recalled by witnesses.
• Some attendees did hear the phrase 'regretful sex'.
• There was evidence of a misunderstanding regarding the use of 'regretful sex'.
• The investigation faced difficulties due to the time elapsed since the meeting.

Outcome

The investigation concluded that there was no indication that Sir Stephen breached police standards, highlighting a misunderstanding of his remarks.