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| Lord Janner claim investigated by Police Scotland | |
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| Police in Scotland are understood to be investigating claims Labour peer Lord Janner abused a boy there in the 1970s. | Police in Scotland are understood to be investigating claims Labour peer Lord Janner abused a boy there in the 1970s. |
| Det Ch Supt Lesley Boal said Police Scotland officers were investigating a historical complaint - but did not confirm a name. | Det Ch Supt Lesley Boal said Police Scotland officers were investigating a historical complaint - but did not confirm a name. |
| Lord Janner was accused of abuse allegations during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s - but was deemed unfit to stand trial in England because of dementia. | Lord Janner was accused of abuse allegations during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s - but was deemed unfit to stand trial in England because of dementia. |
| The former MP has consistently denied all allegations against him. | The former MP has consistently denied all allegations against him. |
| BBC home affairs correspondent Tom Symonds said the allegation had first been made in 1991 by a Leicester man who told police that Greville Janner sexually abused him on a string of trips across the UK during the 1970s - including in Scotland. | |
| Police in Leicestershire investigated allegations against the politician - who represented two constituencies in Leicester between 1970 and 1997 - in the 1990s but no charges were brought, he added. | Police in Leicestershire investigated allegations against the politician - who represented two constituencies in Leicester between 1970 and 1997 - in the 1990s but no charges were brought, he added. |
| Separate prosecutor | Separate prosecutor |
| However Scottish police have reviewed files from the original claim relating to the alleged abuse in Scotland and are now carrying out their own investigation, our correspondent said. | However Scottish police have reviewed files from the original claim relating to the alleged abuse in Scotland and are now carrying out their own investigation, our correspondent said. |
| "Because Scotland has a separate and independent prosecutor, it would be able to make its own decision about whether to charge Lord Janner," he added. | "Because Scotland has a separate and independent prosecutor, it would be able to make its own decision about whether to charge Lord Janner," he added. |
| In a statement, the force said: "Police Scotland is conducting an investigation into an historic complaint and as such it would be inappropriate to comment. | |
| "Police Scotland is absolutely committed to bringing perpetrators of abuse to justice regardless of the passage of time." | |
| In April, the Director of Public Prosecutions in England and Wales, Alison Saunders, decided allegations against the peer by nine men were strong enough to merit a prosecution. | In April, the Director of Public Prosecutions in England and Wales, Alison Saunders, decided allegations against the peer by nine men were strong enough to merit a prosecution. |
| However, she said the prosecution should not go ahead because Lord Janner would to be unable to take part in his defence due to his poor health. | However, she said the prosecution should not go ahead because Lord Janner would to be unable to take part in his defence due to his poor health. |
| Last month, the Crown Prosecution Service, covering England and Wales, said it would review the decision. A senior prosecutor unconnected to the original case will carry out the review. | |
| Justice Lowell Goddard - who is leading an independent inquiry into child sex abuse - has also said she will investigate claims against Lord Janner. |