BBC Licence Fee Detector Equipment - Research & Development And Manufacture

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Dear British Broadcasting Corporation,

Please provide me with the following information as per a Freedom Of Information Act Request:

As the BBC claims to have hand-held and van-based equipment that can detect whether people are watching television in their homes please answer the following queries:

1. How much has been spent on research and development of this alleged equipment in each of the last 6 years?

2. How many full-time and how many part-time staff of the BBC have worked on research and development of this alleged equipment in each of the last 6 years?

3. Where is the BBC's research and development for this alleged equipment located?

4. How much has been spent on the manufacture of this alleged equipment in each of the last 6 years?

5. How many full-time and how many part-time staff of the BBC have worked on the manufacture of this alleged equipment in each of the last 6 years?

6. Where is the BBC's manufacture of this alleged equipment located?

7. How many hand-held and how many van-based versions of this alleged equipment have been manufactured in each of the last six years?

8. Do the BBC sell this alleged equipment either domestically or abroad? If so please provide prices and sales figures for the last six years.

9. Please provide all patent numbers for this alleged equipment.

Yours faithfully,

Sean Moran

FOI Enquiries, British Broadcasting Corporation

Dear Mr Moran,

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, as detailed in your email below. Your request was received on 24/03/2014. We will deal with your request as promptly as possible, and at the latest within 20 working days. If you have any queries about your request, please contact us at the address below.

The reference number for your request is RFI20140490

Kind regards

The Information Policy & Compliance Team

BBC Freedom of Information
BC2B6, Broadcast Centre
201 Wood Lane
London W12 7TP

www.bbc.co.uk/foi
Email: [BBC request email]

Tel: 020 8008 2882
Fax: 020 8008 2398

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FOI Enquiries, British Broadcasting Corporation

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Dear Mr Moran,

Please find attached the response to your request for information, reference RFI20140490.

Please accept our apologies for the delay in sending this response to you.

Yours sincerely,

The Information Policy and Compliance Team

BBC Information Policy and Compliance
BC2B6, Broadcast Centre
201 Wood Lane
London W12 7TP, UK

Website: www.bbc.co.uk/foi
Email: mailto:[BBC request email]
Tel: 020 8008 2882
Fax: 020 8008 2398

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J. Jones left an annotation ()

All BBC smoke & mirrors (AKA B.S.), Detector evidence has NEVER EVER been used in court, though a few years ago DB Broadcast, Witchford, near Ely, Cambs serviced the equipment it was claimed by the BBC - this firm also designs "Hawkeye" used in Snooker & ping-pong BBC TV.
Their system relies on the unlicened address database, mail threats, doorstep threats, & householders being bullied & harrased into signing the TVL178 "Confession" form (Or signing up there & then to a direct debit TV licence) - they care not how they get the money - if you end up in court, Capita get £90 "Expences" in addition to the court fine that goes to the government - "Not today thank you" & shut the door is the best defence against these con-merchants collecting money for funding "BBC superstars" like ROLF HARRIS, JIMMY SAVILE & STUART HALL..the list grows longer every day.