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BBC (Decision Notice) [2010] UKICO FS50238331 (20 May 2010)
Summary: The complainant requested information relating to the BBC-s decision not to broadcast the Disasters Emergency Committee-s (DEC) appeal for Gaza. The public authority refused to provide the information claiming that it was outside the scope of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the -Act-) because it was held for the purposes of journalism, art or literature. It was stated that the information was used for creating the public authority-s output or was closely associated with its creative activities. The Commissioner is satisfied that the information in question is held to a significant extent for the purpose of journalism, art or literature. Therefore the BBC was not required to comply with Parts I to V of the Act in relation to these requests.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 1 - Complaint Not upheld