'New allegations and issues are emerging as time passes and more people are prepared to come forward.'
Director general Tim Davie initially said in April the BBC had "no evidence of complaints" about Westwood - a presenter for 19 years on Radio 1 and Radio 1Xtra - after BBC News and the Guardian revealed allegations of predatory sexual behaviour.
"Limitations within current BBC systems" which did not cover all archived information meant the allegations were not revealed at first, the internal review found. After BBC News and the Guardian published allegations by seven women in April, the BBC said it received further allegations, including a claim of sexual assault at a BBC event in the mid-2000s and two allegations of sexual assault from the mid-1980s before Westwood's time at the broadcaster.
Some of the women worked in the industry and feared repercussions from challenging such a prominent figure over the incidents, which they said took place between 1992 and 2017.
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