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Current inquiries and investigations into recent abuse claims concerning TV presenter Jimmy Savile and care homes in north Wales:Current inquiries and investigations into recent abuse claims concerning TV presenter Jimmy Savile and care homes in north Wales:
• Police: several criminal investigations, including London Metropolitan police, plus other forces where claims of abuse have been made. • Police: several criminal investigations, including Metropolitan police, plus other forces where claims of abuse have been made.
• The Home secretary announced on Tuesday that HM Inspectorate of Constabulary would do a wider report on forces that received complaints about Savile, how those were handled, and wider lessons. • The home secretary announced on Tuesday that HM Inspectorate of Constabulary would do a wider report on forces that received complaints about Savile, how those were handled, and wider lessons.
• The director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer is investigating why the Crown Prosecution Service did not act on police evidence in 2009 of abuse by Savile. • The director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, is investigating why the Crown Prosecution Service did not act on police evidence in 2009, of abuse by Savile.
• Three hospitals are conducting inquiries into claims that Savile abused patients while visiting them on fundraising trips: Stoke Mandeville hospital, Leeds general infirmary and Broadmoor secure psychiatric hospital.• Three hospitals are conducting inquiries into claims that Savile abused patients while visiting them on fundraising trips: Stoke Mandeville hospital, Leeds general infirmary and Broadmoor secure psychiatric hospital.
• The Department of Health is also investigating its own conduct during that period because it had direct responsibility for Broadmoor.• The Department of Health is also investigating its own conduct during that period because it had direct responsibility for Broadmoor.
• There are three inquiries at the BBC, one into culture and practices, focusing on the years Savile worked there; another into the decision last year to drop a Newsnight investigation into abuse claims; the third into wider allegations of sexual harassment.• There are three inquiries at the BBC, one into culture and practices, focusing on the years Savile worked there; another into the decision last year to drop a Newsnight investigation into abuse claims; the third into wider allegations of sexual harassment.
• Two inquiries have been launched into abuse in north Wales, one into how police handled the claims in the 1970s and 1980s, and another into alleged shortcomings of the subsequent Waterhouse inquiry.• Two inquiries have been launched into abuse in north Wales, one into how police handled the claims in the 1970s and 1980s, and another into alleged shortcomings of the subsequent Waterhouse inquiry.
• Claims that Jimmy Savile abused boys and girls at Haut de la Garenne children's home in Jersey are to be re-examined by an independent inquiry. Jersey's governing Council of Ministers announced on Wednesday plans for the £6m inquiry which will be overseen by a senior legal figure from outside the island. • Claims that Jimmy Savile abused boys and girls at Haut de la Garenne children's home in Jersey are to be re-examined by an independent inquiry. Jersey's governing council of ministers announced on Wednesday plans for the £6m inquiry, which will be overseen by a senior legal figure from outside the island.