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| Jimmy Savile: police report clears West Yorkshire force of shielding paedophile | Jimmy Savile: police report clears West Yorkshire force of shielding paedophile |
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| A review into a police force's contacts with Jimmy Savile has concluded that there is no evidence its officers protected him from arrest or prosecution. | A review into a police force's contacts with Jimmy Savile has concluded that there is no evidence its officers protected him from arrest or prosecution. |
| The West Yorkshire police (WYP) report examined the history of Savile's relationship with the force, including reports that officers attended his well-known Friday Morning Club at his Leeds flat. | The West Yorkshire police (WYP) report examined the history of Savile's relationship with the force, including reports that officers attended his well-known Friday Morning Club at his Leeds flat. |
| The report concluded: "There is no evidence that he was protected from arrest or prosecution for any offences as a result of his relationship with WYP, or individual friendships with officers." | The report concluded: "There is no evidence that he was protected from arrest or prosecution for any offences as a result of his relationship with WYP, or individual friendships with officers." |
| The report said 68 of Savile's victims had come forward in the force area. | |
| The report said: "No evidence has been found to conclude that there was any impropriety or misconduct in relation to the Friday Morning Club. | The report said: "No evidence has been found to conclude that there was any impropriety or misconduct in relation to the Friday Morning Club. |
| "All of those people spoken to who had knowledge of the Friday Morning Club described it as a 'coffee morning'. | "All of those people spoken to who had knowledge of the Friday Morning Club described it as a 'coffee morning'. |
| "Non-police attendees commented on how professionally the police officers who had attended Savile's home conducted themselves. | "Non-police attendees commented on how professionally the police officers who had attended Savile's home conducted themselves. |
| "Savile had friends who were police officers, but he also had friends that were solicitors, doctors and many other professions. | "Savile had friends who were police officers, but he also had friends that were solicitors, doctors and many other professions. |
| "All inquiries have shown that Savile was able to hide his offending from those he came into contact with and who probably thought that they knew him well." | "All inquiries have shown that Savile was able to hide his offending from those he came into contact with and who probably thought that they knew him well." |
| The report also examined the way in which WYP used Savile's celebrity status to front a range of campaigns and appeals. | The report also examined the way in which WYP used Savile's celebrity status to front a range of campaigns and appeals. |
| It stressed that at the time he was "seen by most of the public as a man who did good work". | It stressed that at the time he was "seen by most of the public as a man who did good work". |
| But it concluded: "The review team have concerns regarding the absence of a process to secure Savile's services for some of these events and also the over reliance on personal friendships that developed between Savile and some officers over a number of years to secure that support." | But it concluded: "The review team have concerns regarding the absence of a process to secure Savile's services for some of these events and also the over reliance on personal friendships that developed between Savile and some officers over a number of years to secure that support." |