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New file of evidence against Rolf Harris

10:42 am on 2 May 2015

British prosecutors are examining a fresh file of evidence against Rolf Harris after he was quizzed by police earlier this year regarding allegations of sexual offences.

Rolf Harris (C) arrives at Southwark Crown Court in central London on 4 July 2014. Photo: AFP

The Crown Prosecution Service on Friday night (Saturday morning NZST) said it had received a "full file" of evidence after an 85-year-old man was interviewed at a police station in Stafford in February.

No charges have been laid.

"A decision will be made in due course," a spokesman told AAP in a statement without naming Harris.

The Metropolitan Police declined to comment.

Harris was interviewed over two days in early February by officers from Operation Yewtree.

The operation was established after BBC presenter Jimmy Savile was unmasked as a prolific sex abuser following his death in 2011.

Harris was jailed in mid-2014 for indecently assaulting four girls in the UK between 1968 and 1986. The 85-year-old was sentenced to five years and nine months' jail.

In mid-October, a British newspaper reported Harris could face fresh charges as a result of more than 10 new victims claiming they were abused by him.

It was also reported Harris had to be moved to a new prison for his own safety after being bullied by inmates.

Harris was stripped of his British CBE honour by the Queen in March, putting him on a dishonour roll alongside the likes of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.

-AAP