Ex-Home Secretary 'Acted On Paedophile Claims'

Former Home Secretary Leon Brittan says he asked officials to "look carefully" at a dossier he received in the 1980s alleging paedophile activity in Westminster.

But he says the issue was not raised with him subsequently.

The Tory peer issued a statement after Labour MP Simon Danczuk insisted he should "share his knowledge" about the file prepared by then-MP Geoffrey Dickens, and handed to him in the 1980s.

According to Mr Danczuk, who has investigated claims of abuse by ex-MP Cyril Smith, it contained information about the "Paedophile Information Exchange (Pie), about paedophiles operating a network within and around Westminster".

An independent review found information was dealt with properly

In a statement, Mr Brittan said: "During my time as Home Secretary (1983 to 1985), Geoff Dickens MP arranged to see me at the Home Office. I invariably agreed to see any MP who requested a meeting with me.

"As I recall, he came to my room at the Home Office with a substantial bundle of papers.

"As is normal practice, my Private Secretary would have been present at the meeting.

"I told Mr Dickens that I would ensure that the papers were looked at carefully by the Home Office and acted on as necessary.

"Following the meeting, I asked my officials to look carefully at the material contained in the papers provided and report back to me if they considered that any action needed to be taken by the Home Office.

"In addition I asked my officials to consider a referral to another Government Department, such as the Attorney General's Department, if that was appropriate.

"This was the normal procedure for handling material presented to the Home Secretary.

"I do not recall being contacted further about these matters by Home Office officials or by Mr Dickens or by anyone else."

The Home Office commissioned an independent review last year into what information it received about organised child sex abuse between 1979 and 1999.

A spokesman said: "The review concluded the Home Office acted appropriately, referring information received during this period to the relevant authorities."

It also disclosed material received from Mr Dickens in November 1983 and January 1984 had not been retained.

However, a letter was sent from Lord Brittan to Mr Dickens on March 20, 1984 explaining what had been done in relation to the files.

According to an extract in the review report, the then-home secretary wrote: "You drew my attention to a number of allegations concerning paedophilia when you called here on November 23 and in subsequent letters.

"I am now able to tell you that, in general terms, the view of the Director of Public Prosecutions is that two of the letters you forwarded could form the basis for enquiries by the police and they are now being passed to the appropriate authorities.

"In other cases there either seems to be inadequate evidence to pursue prosecution, for example the lady who wrote about PIE1 advertising but did not secure any example of the material complained of, or they have already been dealt with in some way by the courts or the police."

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