PA Lord Janner died last month after suffering dementia Investigators probing the authorities' handling of the case found that prosecutors made the wrong decision not to charge the

former Labour peer in 1991 following an "inadequate" police investigation. The bombshell inquiry, released today, also ruled that Leicestershire Police failed to pass claims of

sexual abuse made by a second alleged victim of the Labour peer to prosecutors in 2002. RELATED ARTICLES It further concluded that five years later, in 2007, a flawed decision was made not

to charge Lord Janner when a third person came forward. A grovelling Director of Public Prosecutions, Alison Saunders, today expressed "sincere regret" at the series of blunders,

said: "The inquiry's findings that mistakes were made confirms my view that failings in the past by prosecutors and police meant that proceedings were not brought. "It is a

matter of sincere regret that on three occasions, opportunities to put the allegations against Lord Janner before a jury were not taken. "It is important that we understand the steps

which led to these decisions not to prosecute, and ensure that no such mistakes can be made again." Lord Janner died aged 87 in December after suffering from "advanced and

disabling" dementia. He always strenuously denied the allegations against him, and his family continue to do so. The month before his death a judge had ruled his medical state meant he

could not stand trial on allegations of child sexual abuse dating back to the 1960s against nine alleged victims, who were mostly under 16 at the time. GETTY Lord Janner was set to face a

trial of facts, which was dropped after his death Last year Ms Saunders declared Lord Janner should not be charged because of his ill health. That decision was later overturned by an

independent review. A trial of facts - where a jury would have been asked to establish if the abuse took place but not to rule on guilt - was set to take place in April next year. But it was

this week announced that the case against Lord Janner had been dropped in light of his death. Solicitor Liz Dux, from Slater and Gordon, which represents eight of Janner's alleged

victims, said: "Confirmation by the CPS that mistakes were made in handling of past allegations against Lord Janner comes as no surprise to his alleged victims. "The CPS's

statement only reinforces our clients' complaints that opportunities to prosecute Janner and bring allegations before a court were repeatedly missed. "Alison Saunders'

expression of 'sincere regret' over failures will be of little consolation unless it is followed by proper accountability. "It is vital that those who made the decisions which

resulted in Janner escaping justice are called to explain their reasoning." GETTY Lord Janner could have faced prosecution three times, the report found In his report, Sir Richard

found that a Leicestershire Police investigation in 1991 failed to cover basic steps such as checking details of whether a 14-year-old boy, referred to as Complainant 1, had shared hotel

rooms with Lord Janner. The findings added that only "extremely limited" inquiries were made at the children's homes where he lived. The report found: "I have concluded

that the decision not to charge Janner in 1991 was wrong and that there was enough evidence against Janner, on December 4 1991, to provide a realistic prospect of conviction." A second

alleged victim came forward in April 2000 when police in Leicester were investigating abuse in children's homes. The report revealed that he made a statement claiming he had been

seriously sexually abused by Lord Janner, but this was not passed on in a police file submitted to the CPS in 2002, and consequently no further action was taken. PA The family of the former

Labour peer have maintained his innocence In 2007, a reviewing lawyer at the CPS, who had also advised authorities in the previous two instances, said problems with the credibility of a

third alleged victim, Complainant 3, again meant the peer could not be prosecuted. The report also criticised an eight-month delay between the police file being submitted and the decision

not to charge the Labour peer being made. In his report Sir Richard wrote: "In my opinion there was sufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction in 2007, and Janner

should have been arrested and interviewed and his home searched. "He should have been charged with offences of indecent assault and buggery with Complainant 1, Complainant 2 and

Complainant 3."