A.V. Blair via e-mail 
[FOI #30922 email]
 
 
06 April 2010 
 
Dear Sir/Madam, 
 
Freedom of Information Request - RFI20100401 
 
Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the Act”) received on 17 March 
2010, seeking the following information:   
 
Would you please provide copies of the annual appraisals for all Afghan Stream grade 7 staff going back 
for the past seven years (2003-2010). 
      
We are withholding the information requested under section 40(2) of the Act.  Personal information about 
living individuals is exempt if disclosure to a third party would breach one or more principles of the Data 
Protection Act 1998.  As individuals who work or have worked at the BBC do not expect their 
personal/employment details to be disclosed, to do so would be unfair; therefore, disclosure would breach 
the First Data Protection Principle, fairness.  
 
Your Appeal Rights: 
If you are not satisfied that we have complied with the Act in responding to your request 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 under the Act 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 
 
Robert Johnston 
BBC People 
 
 

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