BBC
| Case Outcome | Complaint not upheld EIR 2: Complaint not upheld |
| Subject Matter | Other |
| Court | Information Commissioner (UK) |
| Record Number | IC-226303-M6B4 |
| Date | 19 May 2023 |
| Respondent | BBC |
Reference: IC-226303-M6B4
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Decision notice
Date: 19 May 2023
Public Authority: British Broadcasting Corporation (“the BBC”)
Address: BBC Broadcasting House
Portland Place
London
W1A 1AA
Decision (including any steps ordered)
1. The complainant has requested information about the BBC’s coverage
of the World Cup in Qatar. The BBC responded that the requested
information was covered by the derogation and hence excluded from
FOIA.
2. The Commissioner’s decision is that all of the information falls to be
dealt with under FOIA – even though some is environmental. This is
because the BBC is not a public authority for the purposes of the
3. Having considered the matter under FOIA, the Commissioner’s decision
is that the requested information would be held by the BBC for the
purposes of ‘journalism, art or literature’ and would therefore be
requires no remedial steps to be taken in this case.
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