Child sex abuse: New policy for police and prosecutors

The way police and prosecutors in England and Wales deal with alleged sexual offences against children is to be overhauled in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.

Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer says that the accounts of alleged victims have been treated too cautiously.

New guidelines for police and prosecutors will be drawn up.

June Kelly reports.

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