Link for IOC full Decision notice pdf file: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (Central government) [2025] UKICO 355946 (27 May 2025)
The complainant requested information from the BBC about the costs of covering the 2024 US presidential election. The BBC responded that the requested information was covered by the derogation and hence excluded from FOIA. The Commissioner-™s decision is that this information, if held at all, is held by the BBC for the purposes of journalism, art or literature and so is not covered by FOIA. He therefore upholds the BBC-™s position and requires no steps to be taken in this case.