Two years late logging Huntley case

An alleged offence against Ian Huntley was recorded two years late, an inquiry heard today.

Details of an alleged burglary involving Huntley should have been put on the Police National Computer by the Humberside force in March 1996 but was not submitted until May 1998.

Chief Inspector Colin Carroll from the unit responsible for filing the details today admitted that was against force policy but could not explain the delay.

Mr Carroll said Humberside police were taking steps to improve their procedures.

The inquiry is investigating flaws in vetting procedures and police intelligence handling which allowed Huntley to get a caretaker job at Soham Village College eight months before he murdered 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.

A string of allegations in Huntley's past, including four suspected rapes and four allegations of under-age sex, only emerged after his conviction last year.

The inquiry continues.