A report which concluded there is no evidence Jimmy Savile was protected by police officers reveals “yet more potential missed opportunities” to catch the disgraced broadcaster, child protection campaigners have said.

A review into a police force’s contacts with Jimmy Savile has concluded that there is no evidence its officers protected him from arrest or prosecution.

Police from the force that probed the kidnapping of Shannon Matthews have been consulted in the search for missing schoolgirl Tia Sharp, Scotland Yard have confirmed.