The decision not to press charges against Sir Cliff Richard over allegations of sexual abuse that date back decades is being reviewed.
The singer has been investigated by South Yorkshire Police over accusations made by four men of sexual assault in the years between 1958 and 1983.
Officers investigating the allegations were filmed by a BBC news team outside Sir Cliff’s Berkshire apartment in 2014, leading to his identity being known to the world even before the singer was aware he was being investigated.
Sir Cliff later threatened to take legal action against the BBC and South Yorkshire Police as a result of the live broadcast.
The veteran chanteur has never been arrested or charged and his case was dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service in June this year due to insufficient evidence.
But at the beginning of August an application has been lodged by one of the singer’s accusers under the ‘right to review’ scheme which challenges the CPS decision. This has been received within the three month deadline for such applications and will be trigger a formal review by an independent lawyer.
A CPS spokesman confirmed receipt of the application but gave no further details.
After the investigation shut down in June this year, Sir Cliff said "I have always maintained my innocence, co-operated fully with the investigation, and cannot understand why it has taken so long to get to this point."
"Nevertheless, I am obviously thrilled that the vile accusations and the resulting investigation have finally been brought to a close."
In an interview with the Daily Mail, Sir Cliff told the newspaper that he "thought he was going to die" during the "really terrifying, really horrible" investigation.
"I can't imagine ever forgetting what these people have done to me. It has damaged me in many, many ways," he said.
