Dame Janet Smith review
Introduction
The BBC Trust has published in full the report by Dame Janet Smith DBE of her inquiry into the BBC’s culture and practices during the Jimmy Savile and Stuart Hall years.
The Review was established in October 2012 to conduct an impartial, thorough and independent review of the culture and practices of the BBC during the years that Jimmy Savile worked there. A further investigation, into the conduct of Stuart Hall, was undertaken by Dame Linda Dobbs DBE, and is published as part of the report.
Volume 1 – Summaries and Conclusions of the Savile and Hall investigation reports
| Summaries and Conclusions of the Savile and Hall investigation reports, PDF (6.4MB) |
Volume 2 – The Jimmy Savile investigation report
Content warning: Please note, the documents below include some graphic evidence and descriptions of sexual assault which some readers may find distressing.
| Full report, PDF (6MB) | Chapter 5 – Savile’s private life and sexual activities, PDF (492KB |
| Table of Contents, PDF (34KB) | Chapter 6 – Material in the public domain, PDF (122KB) |
| Conclusions – The questions answered and the lessons learned, PDF (142KB) | Chapter 7 – Rumours, stories and jokes, PDF (66KB) |
| Summary, PDF (261KB) | Chapter 8 – Media reports alleging that the BBC knew of Savile’s misconduct but had failed to act, PDF (151KB) |
| Chapter 1 – Setting up the review. PDF (116KB) | Chapter 9 – Top of the Pops, PDF (1.8MB) |
| Chapter 2 – The BBC – History, ethos and management culture, PDF (179KB) | Chapter 10 – Awareness of Savile’s sexual misconduct within the Jim’ll Fix It team, PDF (1.7MB) |
| Chapter 3 – Changing attitudes and sexual mores, PDF (162KB) | Chapter 11 – Awareness within BBC Radio 1 and the BBC Radio Religious Broadcasting Department, PDF (1.7MB) |
| Chapter 4 – Savile – His career – Perceptions of him in the BBC, PDF (112KB) | Appendices, PDF (3.4MB) |
Volume 3 – The Stuart Hall investigation report
Content warning: Please note, the documents below include some graphic evidence and descriptions of sexual assault which some readers may find distressing.
Review costs
Costs from the Dame Janet Smith Review and GoodCorporation Review of BBC child protection and whistleblowing policies can be found below.
Breakdown of costs:
- Reed Smith (fees and disbursements): £5.4m
- Dame Janet Smith and Dame Linda Dobbs: £724,000
- BBC Costs: £405,000
- Witness Legal Costs: £6,000
Total costs: £6.5m*
BBC Trust costs (external legal support): £78,614.62 (excl VAT)**
The BBC has also today published the costs of the Good Corporation review of the BBC’s child protection and whistleblowing policies.
Total costs: £173,654
*Costs correct as of February 19, 2016.
**Costs confirmed as of February 25 2016. Final costs will be published as part of 2015/16 Annual Report and Accounts.
Details of the Savile Compensation Scheme
The total payments made to survivors of Jimmy Savile, as part of the Savile Compensation Scheme, can be found below.
The terms of the Scheme were agreed with lawyers for the survivors of Savile, the NHS and the Savile estate in February 2014.
Forty four claims were received, 36 were settled and eight were rejected.
A total of £907,000 has been paid out.
This includes:
- £526,000 for damages
- £381,000 for legal fees
The window for bringing a claim under the Scheme has now closed.
Support and advice
The BBC Trust is deeply grateful to all those who had the courage to speak to Dame Janet Smith and Dame Linda Dobbs’ reviews. We recognise that many of those who contacted the reviews have re-lived experiences which are painful and difficult.
The Review consulted with the National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC) to help those who may have required support in speaking about their experiences, or support more generally. We would encourage anyone who feels that he or she needs help or assistance to contact NAPAC’s free, confidential Support Line on 0. Further information about NAPAC can be found at http://www.napac.org.uk. Alternatively, people can contact the NSPCC on its free helpline: 0808 8005000 or the Lucy Faithfull Foundation on its free helpline: 00.
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