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| Former police inspector investigated over Jimmy Savile | Former police inspector investigated over Jimmy Savile |
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| An ex-policeman is being investigated over claims he "acted on behalf" of Jimmy Savile before the TV presenter was interviewed by officers. | |
| The former police inspector is accused of contacting Surrey Police before they questioned Savile over alleged sexual offences in 2009. | |
| He has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) by West Yorkshire Police. | |
| Savile allegedly abused hundreds of people during 60 years in showbusiness. | Savile allegedly abused hundreds of people during 60 years in showbusiness. |
| The referral from West Yorkshire Police follows a direction from the IPCC regarding the former inspector, identified in a Surrey Police report as "Inspector 5". | The referral from West Yorkshire Police follows a direction from the IPCC regarding the former inspector, identified in a Surrey Police report as "Inspector 5". |
| In addition, the IPCC has written to seven police forces, including West Yorkshire, and asked them to review all information relating to Savile. | In addition, the IPCC has written to seven police forces, including West Yorkshire, and asked them to review all information relating to Savile. |
| The other forces are Surrey, Sussex, Thames Valley, Greater Manchester, the Metropolitan Police and Lancashire. | The other forces are Surrey, Sussex, Thames Valley, Greater Manchester, the Metropolitan Police and Lancashire. |
| The IPCC has asked each force to provide the relevant documents and, if they decide not to record or refer any matters, the rationale for not doing so. | |
| The decision follows the IPCC's review of recently published reports - Operation Yewtree, a Scotland Yard inquiry established in the wake of the Savile scandal, the Crown Prosecution Service report by Alison Levitt QC and Operation Ornament by Surrey Police. | |
| Operation Ornament was an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse committed by Savile on teenage girls in the late 1970s. | |
| In addition, the IPCC also reviewed information supplied by West Yorkshire Police, Sussex Police and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC). The inspectorate is preparing a report for the home secretary on information known to the police and the response to historic allegations of criminal conduct in relation to Savile. | |
| IPCC commissioner Rachel Cerfontyne said: "Having had the opportunity to assess all the information that is available to us, I directed West Yorkshire Police to record and refer the conduct of a former inspector. | |
| "Furthermore, I believe that all the forces that may have had intelligence concerning the late Jimmy Savile should now go back and consider all the relevant information and materials they possess that may highlight any recordable conduct issues for the IPCC to assess." |