Paul McLaughlin via e-mail
[FOI #2977 email]
13 October 2008
Dear Mr McLaughlin,
Request for Information - RFI20081018
Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the Act”) received on 13
September 2008 seeking the following information:
‘Please can you provide a breakdown, by salary band and BBC division, the number of people who
have been granted a category three career break between 1st July 2006 and 30th June 2008.’
Please find below information relating to staff who have taken a category 3 career break between 1 July
2006 and 30 June 2008.
Division
Bands 2-4 Bands 5-7 Bands 8/9
Total
News 0
6
0
6
Sport 2
1
0
3
Nations & Regions
2
2
1
5
Global News
2
4
1
7
BBC Vision
2
7
9
Future Media & Technology
2
2
4
Audio & Music
2
2
1
5
BBC Finance
1
1
Marketing, Communications &
1
1
2
Audiences
BBC People
1
1
Executive Support & Projects
1
1
Total 11
27
6
44
Please note, as our commercial subsidiaries (BBC Resources Ltd, UKTV, BBC World and BBC Worldwide
Ltd) are not subject to the Act – under section 6(1) (b)(ii) – statistics for their personnel are not included
in the table above.
Further information on career breaks can be found in the BBC’s Flexible Working policy at the following:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/foi/docs/working_at_the_bbc/staff_policies/Flexible_Working_Policy.pdf
I hope this response satisfies your request.
Your Appeal Rights:
If you are not satisfied with this response you have the right to an internal review by a BBC senior
manager. Please contact us at the following address: BBC Freedom of Information, Room 2252, White
City, 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TS, 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 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
Mary Geoghegan
BBC People
