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URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2023/226303.html
Cite as: [2023] UKICO 226303

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BBC

The complainant has requested information about the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (“the BBC”) coverage of the World Cup in Qatar. The BBC responded that the requested information was covered by the derogation and hence excluded from the FOIA. 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 Environmental Information Regulations (“the EIR”). 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 outside the scope of FOIA. He therefore upholds the BBC’s position and requires no remedial steps to be taken in this case.

FOI 3: Complaint not upheld EIR 2: Complaint not upheld

Decision notice: 226303