 In May 2016, Derek visits Billy and his partner Honey Mitchell (Emma Barton) after Jay returns to live with them after being convicted of a child sex offence to assess Jay being around their children, Janet (Grace) and Will Mitchell (Freddie Phillips).Billy and Honey insist Jay is innocent but Derek informs them that Jay's contact with their children must be supervised.Derek returns in August after Honey reports Jay to the police for possession of drugs which he had been dealing, to reassess their living arrangements.