Savile: Pollard BBC Inquiry Evidence Released

The BBC is braced for the release of evidence gathered by the Pollard inquiry into how the corporation handled the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal.

Thousands of emails and transcripts of interviews with senior figures ranging from Newsnight host Jeremy Paxman to former Director-General George Entwistle will be among items released.

It is expected to reveal "dysfunctional management" contributed to the Savile scandal at the BBC.

And it is likely to place further criticism on the corporation for an apparent reluctance to hold to account executives whose actions brought about the crisis.

The Pollard Review concluded that an investigation by Newsnight into allegations of sexual abuse by the former TV presenter was abandoned because of a "flawed" decision by programme editor Peter Rippon.

Initially the BBC vowed to publish everything from the review, but there are expected to be notable omissions and some of the evidence has been redacted to avoid defamation.

Sky's Niall Paterson said: "The value of the evidence is that it will give the clearest indication of the thinking behind Mr Pollard's inquiry into why Newsnight chose to abandon an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by the former BBC DJ and presenter, despite those involved believing their report to be accurate and valid.

"There remain those who accuse the BBC of a cover up of sorts because of its failure to sack any of those involved.

"There will doubtless be plenty in the evidence to lend weight to their case."

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The review, which cost around £2million, painted a picture of a top-down organisation beset with rivalries and faction fighting.

BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten said at that the time of the report's publication that all the evidence would be released, apart from some redactions for "legal reasons".

Lord McAlpine, former Conservative Party treasurer, urged the BBC to publish all the witness statements.

He told the Daily Telegraph: "Of course they should publish them in full, the BBC is not the Secret Service.

"There's no reason for holding back; what Jeremy Paxman said should be printed. It should be explained to people."

The peer was mistakenly linked by the BBC Newsnight programme in an edition broadcast on November 2 last year to a paedophile ring which targeted children at a care home in Wrexham.

His name was then widely mentioned on the internet, including Twitter.

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