CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS
At The Mail on Sunday we take great pride in the quality of our journalism. All our journalists are required to observe the Editors’ Code of Practice and The Mail on Sunday is a member of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), the regulatory body for the Press set up in response to the Leveson Inquiry. We aim to correct any errors as promptly as possible.
On December 7, 2014, we said Detective Constable Paul Alabaster had taken early retirement after failings in the Essex Police investigation of a sex attack on a five-year-old girl. We also wrongly suggested he decided the offence merited only words of advice. Although DC Alabaster was disciplined over a comment he made to the 12-year-old attacker, he had limited involvement in the case and was not responsible for its main failings or outcome. He retired for unconnected reasons having attained his full pension entitlement. We apologise for the embarrassment caused.
A report about foreign aid last week mistakenly said Conservative MP Anne Main is a member of the Commons International Development Committee. She is chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Bangladesh Group.
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