http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20147834
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Former staff at the Duncroft Approved School were not questioned by Surrey Police during their 2007 inquiry into sex abuse claims against Jimmy Savile.
The force said it decided not to speak to workers unless there was proof that they had seen or knew about the abuse.
Three ex-residents at the home claimed to have been abused by Savile in the 1970s, but prosecutors found there was insufficient evidence to take action.
Police are probing claims the late TV star abused about 300 young people.
Earlier, former detective and child protection expert Mark Williams-Thomas claimed that Duncroft's head teacher at the time of the alleged abuse - Margaret Jones - was unaware of the police investigation until she read about it in the newspapers.
He told the Daily Telegraph the 2007 investigation "offered the best opportunity to catch Savile".
He added: "It raises questions about why the one person who could have provided information was not spoken to.
"She [Ms Jones] could have provided important background information about the girls and Savile."
A spokeswoman for Surrey Police said officers had spoken to 22 former residents of the girls' school in 2007, and the children's charity Barnado's, which was running the home at the time of the allegations.
She said: "Barnardo's informed us they had no record of any allegations of sexual abuse reported to staff during this period.
"A decision was made not to interview former staff unless there was evidence to suggest they witnessed abuse or were made aware of abuse at the time.
"None of the former residents spoken to during the course of the investigation indicated staff witnessed abuse, and stated they had not reported abuse to any staff at the time," she added.
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Well, that seems more than a little remiss of the Surrey Police .....
