Byline breached accuracy standards in a story about a police investigation into child sex abuse allegations against former Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath, press regulator Impress has ruled.

The article included an interview with Wiltshire Police chief constable Mike Veale who said he was “appalled” by the discoveries of Operation Conifer, his force’s probe into the claims against Heath, along with details of some of the investigation’s findings.

The story was published on 4 October, 2017, with the headline: “Operation Conifer: Mike Veale ‘appalled by previous cover-ups over child sexual abuse,” and is still online at the time of writing.