JACK Tweed has decided to make a formal complaint against Redbridge Police for the way they treated him after he was falsely accused of rape.

It comes after the Guardian revealed that Mr Tweed, the 22-year-old widower of reality TV star Jade Goody, was held by officers at Ilford Police station for around 16 hours before he was even questioned following accusations that he assaulted a teenager in September last year.

He was also allegedly denied access to legal representation during that time.

Mr Tweed was cleared of two counts of rape following a two week trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court last month, along with his friend, 25-year-old Chigwell property developer Anthony Davis.

Speaking to the Guardian today, Mr Tweed's solicitor Philip Smith said that he “anticipated” that a complaint against Redbridge Police would now be made within the next seven to ten days after his client agreed to take further action.

He said: “I do anticipate that we will be making a complaint formally.

“Any action we take is in relation to the way he was dealt with by the police on the back of these allegations and the way they reacted towards him.”

He declined to rule out suing the police, saying that his firm Tuckers Solicitors was “considering our options carefully.”

He added that Mr Tweed “is receiving advice at the moment”.

The firm has its own department examining complaints against the police, and is currently handling the case of Ian Tomlinson, who died shortly after being hit by a police officer at the G20 protests last April.

Redbridge Police have previously declined to comment on the accusation that its officers acted improperly towards Mr Tweed, but did say “any individual with concerns about the actions of officers should report the matter to police.”

In an earlier interview with the Guardian, Mr Smith said: “He [Mr Tweed] had a quite appalling experience. He was quite literally taken out of his bed in the early hours of the morning and taken to Ilford Police Station, and then wasn't interviewed till gone 9pm.

“And they kept messing me about. I arrived at the police station at 9am but they kept me waiting that length of time myself.

“I think against that background by the time he [Mr Tweed] was interviewed he wasn't too pleased with the situation.

“That initial evening the police were the subject of some complaint by myself.”