Liz and her team are representing more than 70 people who fell prey to Savile. Two brave victims have spoken out about their ordeals to BBC’s Panorama where former DPP Keir Starmer called for the current loopholes to be closed.
Liz said: “The Savile scandal has prompted a welcome shift in attitude towards child abuse – but there is so much more that needs to be done to make sure evil like this can never prosper again.
“It is vital lessons are learnt and our clients are determined that something positive comes out of the terrible abuse they suffered. “This is why two of them have bravely chosen to tell their stories.
“Both of the victims suffered sickening attacks in institutions where those in authority had knowledge relating to Savile and failed to pass the information on. They were failed by the very people entrusted to keep them safe.
“If there had been a compulsion to report the abuse at the time victims may have been spared their ordeals. Since the Savile scandal some steps have been taken to assist victims through the difficult process of reporting abuse and the criminal trial process - but now the Government needs to act in a more positive way to make sure the silence that surrounded Savile and allowed his horrific abuse to go unreported can never happen again.
“We are now calling on the Government to introduce legislation whereby those in regulated activities who have direct knowledge of abuse and fail to do the right thing and report it will face prosecution. This will better protect people in the future. “We owe this reform to the victims of abuse who have been failed in the past but remain courageous enough to speak out now.”
The show is titled After Savile: No More Secrets?