Links with private healthcare firms

The request was refused by British Broadcasting Corporation.

Dear British Broadcasting Corporation,
Does the BBC maintain a register of BBC employees' interests? If so does it include interests in private sector companies bidding for healthcare provision funded by the NHS?
If such a register exists, can I have access to it please?

Yours faithfully,

David Smith

FOI Enquiries, British Broadcasting Corporation

Dear Mr Smith,

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 29th October 2012. 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 RFI20121180.

Kind regards

The Information Policy & Compliance Team

BBC Freedom of Information
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Dear Mr Smith,

                

Please find attached the response to your request for information,
reference RFI20121180.

 

Yours sincerely

Theresa Pollard

 

BBC Information Policy and Compliance

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London

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Dear FOI Enquiries,
Further to my recent request on the declaration of interests in private health care firms, although the BBC has 20,000 employees, it must be possible to identify those employees who are able to influence what is covered in news or current affairs programs. Could you not check just the declaration of interests of those those people?

I request an internal review of this please.

Yours sincerely,

Mr D Smith

FOI Enquiries, British Broadcasting Corporation

Dear Mr Smith,

We have received your request for an internal review relating to our response to your request RFI20121180 for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Your request for an internal review was received on 26th November 2012. We shall deal with the review as promptly as possible and, at the latest, within 30 working days. If you have any queries please contact us at the address below.

The reference number for your internal review is IR2012049.

BBC Information Policy and Compliance
BC2 B6, Broadcast Centre
201 Wood Lane
London, W12 7TP

Website: www.bbc.co.uk/foi/
Email: [BBC request email]
Tel: 020 8008 2883
Fax: 020 8008 2398

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Dear Mr Smith,

 

Please find attached the response to your request for an Internal Review,
reference IR2012049. I apologise for the delay in responding to your
request.

 

Yours sincerely

 

BBC Information Policy and Compliance

Room BC2 B6 Broadcast Centre

Wood Lane

London W12 7TP

 

Website: [1]www.bbc.co.uk/foi

Email: [2]mailto:[BBC request email]

Tel: 020 8008 2882

Fax: 020 8008 2398

 

 

 

 

 

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Dear FOI Enquiries,
Thank you for carrying out the internal review. I accept that your response is in accordance with the special exemption under the Freedom of Information Act as applying to the BBC. I merely wish to signal to interested readers that this exemption is wholly inappropriate. If we cannot trust a public service broadcaster funded by what amounts to a tax, who can we trust? I do not expect a reply to this.

Yours sincerely,

Mr D Smith