1. OPERATION YEWTREE: GRIP AND GOOD GOVERNANCE PETER SPINDLER

2. AIM To explore the complexities of modern police leadership with an analysis of Op Yewtree Four key elements to success: Grip and good governance Stakeholder partnership and engagement Effective operational leadership Maintaining public and victim confidence

3. ORDER OF SERVICE Background to Sir Jimmy Savile OBE The policing response and governance structures The stakeholders - partnership and engagement Behind the scenes of operational leadership Victim focus and maintaining public confidence The Yewtree Effect

4. SIR JIMMY SAVILE OBE 1926 TO 2011 84 YEARS, OBE 1971, KNIGHTED BY QUEEN AND POPE IN 1990, INTERVIEWED UNDER CAUTION 2009

5. EXPOSURE ITV Exposure: The Other Side of Jimmy Savile Weds 3rd Oct 2012 CEOP engage MPS and activate NSPCC Helpline Media feeding frenzy during build up MPS take national lead evening of Thurs 4th Oct Press conference at NSY Tues 9th Oct - 25 victims 19th Oct 200 victims, 25th Oct 450, 11th Dec 589

6. SCALE OF OFFENDING 450 Victims 214 Substantive crimes recorded 34 Rapes 5 decades of offending 73% children or young people 82% female

7. Recorded Crimes

9. THE POLICING RESPONSE A fragmented policing landscape Victim focussed, multi-agency response required Joint MPS/NSPCC Gold Group established with CPS and CEOP Complex stakeholder forum established NSPCC/NAPAC helplines mobilised Proportionate response underpinned by effective communications strategy

10. GOLD GROUP Critical incident declared Set the strategy - clear on desired outcomes Allocate roles and responsibilities Secure resources Set operational parameters Approve media strategy Identify and manage risk and issues

11. STAKEHOLDER GROUP Inclusion - trust and transparency BBC lawyers and head of internal investigations NAPAC Home Office, DoH, Cabinet Office, DCMS Dame Janet Smith review Kate Lampard QC oversight review

12. OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIP Managing up - Leading down Visible, active leadership - 24/7 responsibility National talking head Agency and force liaison Attention to detail - focus, clarity of mission Values based leadership

13. VICTIM FOCUS/PUBLIC CONFIDENCE SAVILE - PREDATORY SEX OFFENDER UNCREDIBLES - POWER VS VULNERABILITY HISTORIC? - NON RECENT ABUSE/CSE WATERSHED MOMENT EMPOWERMENT THROUGH NUMBERS “GROOMED THE NATION” GIVING VICTIMS A VOICE - SOCIAL JUSTICE

15. Giving Victims a Voice Hundreds of calls We moved fast - together Partnership (including in public) Can do approach Nature of sexual abuse Ability to scale up Emotional impact on staff

16. Key Partnership Outcomes Taking children seriously / taking allegations seriously Increased confidence of victims Significant increases in the reporting of concerns * Better understanding of need to support victims (eg NAPAC/NSPCC collaboration) Better understanding by organisations of their responsibilities to protect children * 800 extra children protected in Oct/Nov 2012 alone due to increase in calls to NSPCC

17. “YEWTREE EFFECT” 87% INCREASE IN REPORTS OF RAPE 33% INCREASE IN CALLS TO NSPCC HELPLINE 12 MORE CALL HANDLERS RECRUITED 262 POLICE INVESTIGATIONS ONGOING KATE LAMPARD QC REVIEW 44 HEALTH TRUSTS DPP REVISED GUIDANCE ON CREDABILITY TEST

18. 100% CONVICTION RATE 43 YEARS IMPRISONMENT MPS 75 NON-RECENT ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS HMIC - “MISTAKES WERE MADE” HYDRANT/GODDARD 70 REFFERALS TO IPCC GLOBAL BRAND, EMBEDDED IN NATIONAL PSYCHE

20. THE END OF THE BEGINNING 30,000 NEW VICTIMS TO GODDARD INQUIRY DAME JANET SMITH REVIEW INTO BBC OPERATION HYDRANT: 2000 SUSPECTS 670 INSTITUTIONS NAMED 262 INVESTIGATIONS ONGOING

21. NSPCC DECEMBER 2012

22. QUESTIONS AND DEBATE