16/09/2011 Spotlight

Calls for a second criminal investigation into alleged abuse at

a former hospital as the first inquiry comes in for criticism.

polite description of the approach is that it is half-hearted. Some

would be less generous. Good evening and welcome to

Spotlight. Compensation has already been awarded but families say it's

not enough. We'll hear from the man who first made the allegations.

Also tonight: The father of an 11 year-old girl who died after

falling down a mine shaft on a beach says holidaymakers should be

made more aware of the dangers. Standing tall - Britain's biggest

art exhibition comes to Plymouth. We are live for the America's Cup

final races. Almost board and a full forecast data in the programme.

There are calls tonight for a fresh police investigation into the

physical and mental abuse of patients with learning disabilities

at a former hospital in Cornwall. �8 million in compensation is being

paid to the 165 vulnerable adults affected. But some believe there is

now enough evidence for a new criminal investigation. There are

also increasing fears that with cuts in local authority spending,

cases of abuse could become more widespread. In a moment, we will be

talking to the man who blew the whistle.

Physical and sexual assault, theft, verbal abuse - all among the

allegations of what went on behind the closed doors at the Budock

Hospital and numerous communal homes across Cornwall over a 20

year period. Allegations because, despite a lengthy police

investigation, no one has ever been charged. One and 65 disabled people

took part in the civil legal action against partnership his predecessor

ran the facilities. The High Court has approved its offer of �8

billion compensation. That is not the end of the matter for this

father. I am hoping there is going to be some sort of reaction from

somewhere by somebody to say, what went on in the building? Who is to

blame for what went on in that building? Horrific acts against the

most vulnerable people. People with mental disorders. Horrible.

parents must all remain anonymous as part of the settlement. Some are

just glad it is all over. Delighted now, not necessarily about the

money, but because we can draw a line in the sand and carry on. The

last few years, they have not been good. We're glad it's all over. It

has been dragging on for too long. It has been a long road. Hopefully

now, we can get things settled. of the lawyer's representing the

disabled people describes the now closed police investigation as half

hearted. He says there is room for a fresh look at the evidence.

have seen thousands of pages of documents in possession of the

trust and they prefer to specific incidence, specific individuals and

their identify individuals that are the alleged perpetrators. I should

have thought those documents alone should give rise to the police

reviewing the decision. The last patient left the hospital in

January 2007. The building was demolished last year The abuses at

We cannot undo the things that happened but providing financial

compensation is part of our commitment to putting things right.

The abuses first came to light in 2004, a report in 2006 found

institutional abuse But in May this year, almost identical failings

were exposed by an undercover investigation by Panorama at

another care home in Bristol. It turned out one victim of abuse at

Budock had subsequently been sent to that care home. So what is being

done to stop this kind of abuse happening again? The Care Quality

Commission says it's introduced a programme of unannounced

inspections of services for people with learning disabilities. But

that hasn't convinced the man who first reported the abuse at Budock

to the authorities. I think they should be a total

review of the policy and of the implementing of the policy through

local government on how people with learning disabilities are treated

because this abuse report came out in to thousands 06 -- 2006 and they

always say, lessons have been learnt. I would say that lessons

have not been learned. The Care Quality Commission is now say they

have introduced a programme of unannounced inspections, haven't

they caught up? I would say, no. What they expect -- inspect, they

inspect the care provider, the registered care provider and they

don't actually go to the house and see the people with learning

disabilities. To be honest, I don't think it's good enough. This is

your concern that there are other cases like this, is that the reason

you wanting to look again at this case in particular? Yes, we have

just had the example that there are other cases and of course, it's

like an iceberg, you only see the tip. If there is another case,

there will be another case elsewhere. People with learning

disabilities have the same rights as anyone else. Legally, they don't.

I would argue that cares for people with learning disabilities should

be valued. It is a difficult job and you need special skills to be

able to do it, in terms of empathy. At the moment, this council has

made the 20% cut in money they are paying for care providers and I

think it shows that they don't value either the people who care

whether people with learning disability.

An inquest in Cornwall has heard how an 11 year-old girl died after

falling down a mineshaft on a Cornish beach. Eleanor Clarke had

crawled into the mining addit, thinking it was a cave. Her father

says that holidaymakers should be warned about these hidden dangers.

11 year-old Eleanor Clarke was on holiday and was exploring the beach

in north Cornwall with her family when she climbed into what she

thought was a cave some 20 feet up a cliff. It was an old mining addit.

Giving evidence at today's inquest, her father said within seconds, he

heard her cry out. He followed her inside and he called for her but

there was no reply. Eventually, he found her at the bottom of a

mineshaft that she had not seen in the dark. She had fallen 15 ft onto

the rocks below. She was airlifted to hospital but died from head

injuries. The inquest heard how that 10 years ago, a woman had

fallen down the same shaft. She was badly injured but survived. Eleanor

Clarke's father said more should be done to warn holidaymakers who were

not familiar with the mining past about the hidden dangers in

particular on beaches. The coastline is littered with old mine

workings. The RNLI go into schools to talk about beach safety and they

now plan to highlight the dangers of caves and at its. As a result of

this, where many is an issue, we will be adding this to some of the

hazards. One of our main messages within that is to keep well away

from clicks. -- cliffs. The local parish has directed a grill

covering my mind. The inquest recorded a verdict of accidental

death. Devon County Council is under fire

tonight for employing a highly-paid consultant at the same time as

axing jobs and cutting services. It has emerged that the Tory led

authority paid the consultant more than �186,000 a year.

Money is on everyone's mind at County Hall. There were protests

earlier this year over the county council's � 54 million cuts. As

well as taking away millions of pounds from local services, 900

council jobs are being lost. Now if the authority is being criticised

for paying a consultant more than the council's highest official, the

chief Executive, at a time of austerity. Most people would be

outraged that such a fee is being paid. The council says it has led

to more than �200 million being saved. They would say that,

wouldn't they? The county council's outlay equates to six nurses a year

and 10 times the average care worker's salary. Unions have

expressed anger at the amount the council is paying. Views that are

reflected at a community charity in Exeter that helps people affected

by the cuts. It is money that is being wasted. I understand the need

for professional advice but that seems to be too expensive. I am a

professional, I give my time here free. I think it is a waste of

public money. In a statement, it says it only uses consultants in

exceptional circumstances and says the �2.8 million it saved by the

consultant would be reinvested to help those most in need in society.

An influential committee of MPs has launched a last-ditch attempt to

fight the government's plans to cut funding for the Marine fire-

fighting service and emergency tugs which help big ships at sea. Two

months ago, the government abandoned its proposals to reduce

Falmouth coastguard station to day cover only, following a scathing

report from the Transport Select Committee. But the government's

detailed response to the committee, published today, shows ministers

are standing their ground on the issue of funding for tugs and

firefighters. The emergency towing vehicles are

there to prevent major pollution incidents which cost the taxpayer

millions of pounds. They decided to withdraw funding from those vessels

without any kind of proper risk assessment and without consultation.

We saw no evidence at all of the private sector was ready to step in

and I hope the government, even at this are, revise their plans.

You can see more on that story in the Politics Show on BBC One at

Sunday at 1:30pm. Plenty more to come in the

programme tonight, we're off to the America's Cup in a moment. Also

still ahead: Anyone fancy a look at a vomiting head? Britain's biggest

art exhibition touches down in Plymouth. Also touching down, a

rare giant moth, is at an evil omen?

Time now for sport. We can just about see you there!

It's a lovely sight here and a lovely Friday evening. We are based

at the America's Cup headquarters. Just around the corner, Plymouth

Sound. You can perhaps see in front of you some of the 45 ft catamaran

yachts that are racing and my word, do they cut through the water! They

have been doing so all week and they will continue to do so in the

final two days of competition tomorrow and on Sunday. Team New

Zealand are in Sunday's final but he will join them? Plenty for the

spectators to get excited about as we go into the weekend. Look at my

special guest. Then Mr next to it so you can see how big the

America's Cup is. This is the authentic America's Cup. It was

made for the inaugural competition in 1951. The oldest sporting trophy

in the world. The first America's Cup was held on the Isle of Wight.

Britain was so convinced they were going to win it but they lost to

America. A picture history lesson for tonight! We may only be two

games into the new rugby season but Exeter Chiefs's top of the table

position in the Premiership makes pretty good reading. Having won at

Leicester Tigers on the opening day, then brushing aside Newcastle

Falcons at Sandy Park, the Chiefs now go for win number three at Bath

tomorrow night. After two matches, we are on top of

the table. It means nothing for us. At the moment, it is very good but

we are still working the same as we did a month ago. Nothing changes

here, it is exactly the same. Tonight Plymouth Albion go for a

second home win at the Brickfields, this time against Rotherham Titans.

The Cornish Pirates go for maximum points at the Championship new boys

London Scottish. Somerset captain Marcus Trescothick,

although not fully fit, will play in his county's CB 40 final against

Surrey at Lord's tomorrow. He has not played for nearly three weeks

because of a damaged ankle ligament. It is Somerset's last chance to win

a trophy this season after finishing runners-up in the 2020

Cup and 4th in the county championship.

I think my week of preparation outdoors has gone very well. I have

been running around, trying to push the ankle as much as possible to

see that it responds well. I am pleased at the moment, a long and

that nothing happens today or tomorrow and I will be ready to go.

Exeter City have brought in 19 year-old striker Matthew Witchlow

on loan from Watford for tomorrow's game with Bournemouth at St James's

Park. City, depleted by injuries or suspensions to strikers, have

scored only four times this season. There should be a big crowd for

Sheffield Wednesday's visit to Yeovil Town. Torquay United, having

won only once in their last six games, try to get the better of

second-placed Rotherham and Plymouth Argyle manager Peter Reid

hopes for better luck at Southend after seven league defeats in a row

which sees them stranded at the bottom.

We are all in their together, the staff, the players. I have signed

his players and I want to try and stick it through. I want to keep...

We all need to work together to keep the club going and that's it.

Then try and get up the league. Stage six of cycling's Tour of

Britain got under way from Taunton this morning after the excitement

of the Exeter to Exmouth leg. Hundreds of cyclists set off on

route for the smallest city in England, Wells. Among them, Devon's

Jon Tiernan-Locke, fresh from winning the King of the Mountains

section yesterday. Lars Boom won the stage and extended his lead in

the case. Getting the very best out of these

catamarans requires a lot of skill. Iain Percy, an Olympic champion at

the Sydney Games, will be sailing for Great Britain at next year's

Olympics at Portland. He's a tactician to Artemis Racing and he

has been giving Spotlight's John Henderson a quick spin around these

top racing boats. Balance is the key to sublime

sailing like this. When you are going along, one of the holes

should always be that of the water. This keeps the tried very low.

Catamarans in the America's Cup don't have sales, they have a wing

that is 65 ft tall. That really generates most of the force of the

boat. When they get it right, it is scarily fast. We could be going up

to 40 miles an hour. Fast by a seller's terms, that is for sure.

To control all that power, the catamarans have to boards. They

push you for words but also sideways. They go in the water,

restrict you from going sideways and drive you faster. Carbon-fibre

gives the boats their strength. Sharp edges help them slice through

the water. There are lots of times where you are missing other boat by

inches and if you miss that, you could cut them to in half. Sheer

speed helped them but a place in Saturday's semi-final but Ian, a

sailor who won gold in the Sydney Olympics, won't be taking liberties.

The boat is worth just under �1 million. Everything you made his --

editing you see his native Cargin. But the cheapest thing to go out in

a day's jolly! That's it for now from the

America's Cup, David will be here shortly with more on the event and

the all-important weather. A pile of earth, a vomiting head

and the works of several Turner Prize nominees are among the

cutting edge art to go on display to the public as Britain's biggest

art exhibition touches down in Plymouth. The city has been chosen

as one of only four locations to host the British Art Show which is

organised every five years by the Hayward Gallery.

Whatever your reaction to modern art, this show brings together

carefully selected exhibits which have made a significant

contribution on an international stage. Plymouth was chosen to host

the exhibition which includes some of the vast thought-provoking work

by today's top artists. I think it is a tremendous coup for Plymouth,

it is a bit like winning the visual arts Olympics! The Hayward Gallery

first started thinking about Plymouth three or four years ago.

The combination of factors actually made it Plymouth's moment to have

the show. In the world of modern art, even a pile of soil is all

about provoking a reaction. wanted to make a coherent show, to

showcase what, for us, this sum of the most interesting practices team

place at this present moment. that the British Art Show is here

in Plymouth, we want audiences to come and look at contemporary art,

to think deeper, look harder and maybe if people are not used to it,

to think, hold on a second, this does something for me. It is

exceptional to see such a concentration of 39 artists

together in one exhibition. It doesn't happen in London. If people

want to see contemporary art, they have to travel from one gallery to

another but an exhibition of this scale does reach many more people.

As well as exhibited art works from a series of local fringe events

will take place throughout the show which runs until December. It is

hoped that limit will gain from this bold and ambitious event,

whether or not the art itself is to your taste.

Some say it is an evil omen but a Plymouth man is counting himself

lucky to have found a rare giant moth near his home. The death's

head hawk moth is usually found in southern Europe but turn up on a

housing estate in the city. The skull white markings on its

body once gave the death's head hawk moth a reputation as an omen

for impending doom but for this man, discovering the extra-large Mott on

a pad near his home was exciting for him and his grandchildren. This

species is mainly found in Asia and southern Europe and is relatively

rare for it to migrate here. I got a fishing net and put it on the top

of it and a plastic container and told the grandchildren that I had

one. There are very rare, as far as I'm concerned. I haven't seen one

since I was seven years old. All the children have been down and

there has been some excitement. moth's wing was unfortunately

damage before Tom found it but experts say it has probably reached

the end of its flights ban anyway. It only lasts a few weeks and also

this goal markings on its head Adair for good reason. If they are

irritated, they get a loud squeak to deter predators against them.

Now if you think Tom's find was big, take a look at this. The Atlas moth,

the largest in the world, is found in south-east Asia and can grow to

size of a dinner plate. It is only found in captivity here. For Tom,

spotting rare wildlife is a passion and he insists it is not just about

luck but keeping his eyes peeled. The conditions here today for

selling have been pretty much perfect but there is a perfect

person to ask about that, the race director. How has it gone today?

has gone fantastically well. As far as this is a venue, we can see the

pictures and how good it looks. What do the same as think of

Plymouth Sound as a race venue? gives them everything, we have had

great wind, in makes for great racing. A lot of opportunity to

pass, come back and lead. It keeps the pressure on and to keep leading

into the finish and as a result, we have had great races. The

competitors love it. What can we expect to see in the next few days?

You are the weather man but I think we will see a lot of wind so we had

a lot of excitement on Saturday and Sunday and I think we are in for

another bout of thrills and spills and fast boats tomorrow. Good luck

with it, we hope it goes well. The forecast is quite windy, let's

start with a summary. Windy and showers just about sums it up. When

you look at the satellite picture, there is a lot of cloud around the

north of the UK by now. There is an area of low pressure and this

gradual moves towards a so by lunchtime tomorrow, that no

pressure is of a Scotland and by lunchtime on Sunday, it is still

bearing down across most of the divided kingdom. For most of us on

Saturday and Sunday, some blustery conditions. This is the picture for

this evening. We have seen just a few showers in the last few bars.

They will probably continue overnight tonight. There are

beginning to gather out to the west and the seedlings forecast is to

see more of those charges by the end of the night. Quite blustery

conditions with overnight temperatures down to 12 at 30

degrees. Tomorrow morning, some sunshine in between the showers but

the rain will be frequent and in places, particularly around the

middle of the Day tomorrow, some of the shower is really quite heavy

which makes for challenging sailing conditions. Looking at the

temperatures tomorrow, will probably get to around 16 or 17

degrees. Feeling cooler be because Pretty challenging conditions for

our service tomorrow. Let's look at The shares will be with us through

the day tomorrow and also on Sunday. Here is the outlook - it looks

pretty and settled for Saturday and Sunday. There is a risk on Sunday

at some of the Shah as being very heavy with the risk of thunder and

lightning. Unfortunately, next week looks rather cloudy with further