Report examines Jeffrey Epstein’s assets and allegations

The Metropolitan Police interviewed Giuffre in 2015 and 2016 but decided not to launch a criminal investigation, a position it maintained following subsequent reviews in 2019, 2021 and 2022.

A spokesman said the force had sought advice from prosecutors and was cooperating with US authorities.

They said: “Following this legal advice, it was clear that any investigation into human trafficking would largely focus on activities outside Britain and on perpetrators based abroad. Therefore, international authorities were best placed to raise these allegations.”

The spokesperson added: “It was subsequently decided in November 2016 not to proceed with a full criminal investigation.”

Giuffre claimed she was trafficked to London in 2001 for sex with now ex-Prince Andrew, 66, at the home of Ghislaine Maxwell, who was later convicted in the US for her role in Epstein’s crimes.

Andrew has denied the allegations and reached an out-of-court settlement with Giuffre in 2022 without admitting liability.

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said the force is now “fully engaged” with a National Police Chiefs group set up following the release of the new tranche of Epstein files, adding that a review into whether London airports were used as transit points in human trafficking is still ongoing.