Ross Errington 
Via mail: [email address]
 
 
5th June 2009 
 
 
Dear Mr Errington, 
 
RFI20090675 - Freedom of Information request 
 
Thank you for your email requesting information in relation to the Watchdog Programme that featured 
Mark Robb, various Defra members and a member of the RSPB in 1984. The reference number for your 
request is RFI20090675.  
 
The information you requested is not covered by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the Act”).   
 
Your request falls outside the scope of the Act because the BBC and the other public service broadcasters 
are covered by the Act only in respect of information held for purposes “other than those of journalism, 
art or literature” (see Schedule I, Part VI of the Act). We are not therefore obliged to supply information 
held for the purposes of creating the BBC’s output or information that supports and is closely associated 
with these creative activities. Information which is not subject to disclosure under the Act because of 
Schedule I might otherwise be exempt from disclosure because of the application of other provisions of the 
Act.  
 
For more information about how the Act applies to the BBC please see www.bbc.co.uk/foi.  Please note 
that this guidance is not intended to be a comprehensive legal interpretation of how the Act applies to the 
BBC. 
 
The BBC makes a huge range of information available about our programmes and content on bbc.co.uk. 
We also proactively publish information covered by the Act on our publication scheme and regularly handle 
requests for information under the Act.  
 
The BBC does not offer an internal review when the information requested is not covered by the Act. If 
you disagree with our decision you can appeal to the Information Commissioner. Contact details are: 
 

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Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF telephone 
01625 545 700. http://www.ico.gov.uk
 
Yours sincerely, 
 
Steve Hocking 
Creative Executive 
BBC Vision Productions 
 
 
 

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