Discussions at board meetings about racial differences in pay

The request was refused by British Broadcasting Corporation.

Dear British Broadcasting Corporation,

Please provide any minutes, notes or agendas from any meetings between 1 January 2013 and 1 August 2016 of the BBC Executive Board, the BBC News Group Board, or the BBC World Service Group Board, where there were any discussions concerning salary levels for different racial groups among BBC staff.

Yours faithfully,

Max Daoud

FOI Enquiries, British Broadcasting Corporation

Dear Mr Daoud

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 7th August 2016. 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 RFI20161462

Kind regards

The Information Policy & Compliance Team

BBC Freedom of Information
BC2 B6, Broadcast Centre
201 Wood Lane
London W12 7TP

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

Tel: 020 8008 2882

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Dear British Broadcasting Corporation,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of British Broadcasting Corporation's handling of my FOI request 'Discussions at board meetings about racial differences in pay'.

The response to this request has been delayed, as the BBC should have replied by 5 September.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/d...

Yours faithfully,

Max Daoud

FOI Enquiries, British Broadcasting Corporation

Dear Mr Daoud,

We have received your request for an internal review which was received on 6 September 2016. We shall deal with the review as promptly as possible and, at the latest, within 20 working days. If you have any queries please contact us at the address below.

The reference number for your internal review is IR2016074.

Yours sincerely,

Information Rights, BBC Legal
BC2A4, Broadcast Centre
201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TP

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Dear Mr Daoud,

 

Thank you for your recent request for information. Please find the
response attached.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

BBC Information Rights

BC2A4, Broadcast Centre

201 Wood Lane

London W12 7TP, UK

 

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

Email: [2][BBC request email]

 

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Dear 'Mr Daoud'

Our references: IR2016074 / RFI20161462

Please find attached the internal review decision relating to your request for information designated RFI20161462.

Regards

BBC Information Rights
BC2 A5, Broadcast Centre
201 Wood Lane
London W12 7TP

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

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Dear FOI Enquiries,

I do not understand your response. What do you mean when you say "I do not consider that the request was valid for the purposes of s8(1)(b) of the Act"?

Yours sincerely,

Max Daoud

FOI Enquiries, British Broadcasting Corporation

Dear 'Mr Daoud'

IR2016074 / RFI20161462

S8(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 provides that for a request to be valid it must include the name of the applicant. This provision may be found online: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000...

The Information Commissioner's guidance on the interpretation of this requirement, in particular the section on the name of the applicant, may be found here: https://ico.org.uk/media/1164/recognisin...

As made clear in the internal review, the BBC did not consider that your request complied with this provision, although the BBC nevertheless voluntarily disclosed the requested information.

Regards

BBC Information Rights
BC2 A5, Broadcast Centre
201 Wood Lane
London W12 7TP

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

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