The vetting of Ian Huntley to become a school caretaker was flawed at every basic stage, Cambridgeshire Chief Constable Tom Lloyd has admitted.

Vetting systems at Cambridgeshire Police had “weaknesses” and “shortcomings” at the time Ian Huntley was being checked, its chief constable admitted today.

A British police force at the centre of the inquiry into how Ian Huntley was able to get a job as a school caretaker today said it would be willing to acknowledge mistakes.

An inquiry was opening today into how evil Soham murderer Ian Huntley was able to get a job as a school caretaker despite a string of sex allegations in his past.

The head of Cambridgeshire police has spoken of the “profound emotional effect” the deaths of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman had on his officers.