Surrey Police is investigating “two separate allegations of non-recent child sexual abuse” linked to information that appeared in the U.S. Justice Department’s files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“One report relates to locations in Surrey and Berkshire in the mid-1990s to 2000. The other relates to the mid to late 1980s in West Surrey. No arrests have been made,” the police said Tuesday.
“We take all reports of sexual offending seriously and will work to identify any reasonable lines of enquiry to verify information or establish corroborating evidence.”
The force declined to offer further details when contacted by TIME.
In February, citing the batch of Epstein files released in December 2025, Surrey Police appealed for information after it became aware of a “redacted report alleging non-recent human trafficking and sexual assaults on a minor in Virginia Water, Surrey between 1994-1996.”
The police said that it found no evidence of the allegations being reported at the time, and later confirmed they were “seeking access to unredacted versions of the material to enable a full and independent assessment of the information released.”
Several other British police forces launched investigations following the final batch of Epstein files being released in late January.
A spokesperson for Thames Valley Police said in early February that it was assessing information after becoming “aware of reports about a woman said to have been taken to an address in Windsor in 2010 for sexual purposes.”
The allegations “had not been reported to Thames Valley Police by either the lawyer or their client.”
That same month, several British police forces confirmed they were examining the logs of Epstein’s private jet, nicknamed the “Lolita Express,” amid concerns the convicted sex offender may have trafficked women through U.K. airports.
TIME has approached the relevant police forces for updates on these investigations.
Unrelated to the sexual abuse allegations, separate lines of enquiry stemming from the Epstein files resulted in former U.K. ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The arrests took place days apart in late February.
Both were released under investigation and have previously vehemently denied any wrongdoing.
Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has faced vigorous questioning—and calls to resign—over his handling of Mandelson’s appointment.
It was revealed in April that Mandelson had failed the security vetting in January 2025, only for his appointment as ambassador to go ahead the following month anyway on account of the Foreign Office overruling the decision.
Starmer denied having prior knowledge of the initial failed vetting process, telling parliament that “a deliberate decision was taken to withhold that material” from him.
The Foreign Affairs Committee continues to look into the security vetting and how Mandelson came to be appointed.
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