Information on TV Show 'Inside the Foreign Office'

The request was refused by British Broadcasting Corporation.

Dear British Broadcasting Corporation,

The 2018 TV series, 'Inside the Foreign Office', was produced by the BBC in collaboration with the FCO.

Please could you disclose the following:

1) The contract/s signed between the BBC and the FCO.
2) All internal correspondence regarding the 'Inside the Foreign Office' production.
3) The guidelines provided by the FCO for exclusive BBC access to FCO facilities.

Yours faithfully,

Tarik Ata

FOI Enquiries, British Broadcasting Corporation

Dear Tarik Ata,

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 01 March 2023. 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 RFI20230278.

Kind regards,

Information Rights

BBC Freedom of Information
BBC Legal
1st Floor, BBC Wogan House,
99 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 7NY
www.bbc.co.uk/foi
Email: [email address]

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FOI Enquiries, British Broadcasting Corporation

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Dear Tarik Ata,

 

Please find attached our response to your request for information,
reference RFI20230278.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Rights, BBC Legal

First Floor, Wogan House

99 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 7NY

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Dear FOI Enquiries,

Thank you for your response.

The information I am seeking is for academic purposes. Under these grounds, would my request be accepted?

Yours sincerely,

Tarik Ata

FOI Enquiries, British Broadcasting Corporation

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Dear Tarik Ata,

 

Thank you for your email. Please be advised that the FOI Act does not
provide that requests made for academic purposes should be considered in a
different manner from any other request. Whilst the BBC does not offer an
internal review when the information requested is not covered by the Act,
if you disagree with our decision you can appeal to the Information
Commissioner. Contact details are: Information Commissioner's Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, tel: 0303 123
1113  or see [1]http://www.ico.org.uk

 

Please note that should the Information Commissioner’s Office decide that
the Act does cover this information, exemptions under the Act might then
apply.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Rights, BBC Legal

Address: First Floor | Wogan House | 99 Great Portland Street | London |
W1W 7NY

 

 

 

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