Tony Hall admits child abuse scandal was ‘dark chapter in history of BBC’ after early draft of review is released to the mediaKey points of the leaked draft report
The Jimmy Savile child abuse scandal was a “dark chapter in the history of the BBC”,the corporation’s director general has admitted after a highly critical report into the entertainer’s treatment was leaked. Tony Hall said the corporation will use Dame Janet Smith’s report into sexual abuse by Savile to acquire certain nothing like it happens again, after key sections from an early draft appeared to note serious failings at the BBC. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com