Daniel Hensby 
By email to: [FOI #16990 email] 
 
 
 
1 September 2009 
 
 
Dear Mr Hensby 
 
Freedom of information request 
 
Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the Act”) dated 14 August 2009. 
The reference number for your request is RFI20091216. 
 
You requested: 
 
“What are the BBC's plans on integrating XML Atom 1.0 feeds to the news section of the BBC website? Is 
it a future plan or has the idea been dismissed? 
 
Please disclose information on all meetings and correspondence regarding this subject, including dates, 
attendees and agendas.” 
 
 
We can confirm that we do not hold the information requested. We have not met to discuss integrating 
Atom feeds to bbc.co.uk/news and have no planned work to develop them; however, we equally have not 
discounted adopting them at some future point. 
 
We hope you find this information useful. 
 
Appeal Rights 
If you are not satisfied with this response you have the right to an internal review by a BBC senior manager 
or legal adviser. Please contact us at the address above, explaining what you would like us to review and 
including your reference number. If you are not satisfied with the internal review, you can appeal to the 
 

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Information Commissioner. The contact details are:  Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, 
Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, telephone 01625 545 700 or see http://www.ico.gov.uk/ 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
L. Stiller 
Legal and Business Affairs Manager 
BBC Future Media and Technology 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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