THE Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has asked a police force for details about links its officers had with Jimmy Savile.
The police watchdog has written to North Yorkshire Police to press it for “all relevant material and information" about dealings its officers had with the disgraced late broadcaster during his regular trips to his seaside retreat in the county.
The IPCC said it wanted to know whether there were "conduct matters that should be referred to us".
It is understood the IPCC launched the investigation after receiving allegations from a North Yorkshire resident, who called on the watchdog to examine all connections between the force and Savile.
Savile had a flat on the Esplanade, in Scarborough, overlooking South Bay, where he often stayed at weekends.
He is alleged to have abused at least eight people in the county.
A North Yorkshire Police spokesman confirmed it was “assisting the IPCC” with the request.
The watchdog said it was also examining responses from police forces in West Yorkshire, Surrey, Sussex, Thames Valley, Lancashire and the Metropolitan Police and was awaiting answers from Greater Manchester and Cheshire after previously asking for reviews of their officers’ links with Savile.
In March, North Yorkshire Police and other forces across the North-East said they were introducing new information sharing systems after a report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary found Savile's 54-year reign of abuse could have been cut if police forces had "joined the dots".
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