License Fees and the Over 75

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, British Broadcasting Corporation should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Dear British Broadcasting Corporation,

This is clearly a material change to the charter agreed with the Government.

Please supply the assessment you provided to Ofcom for the material change.

Yours faithfully,

Nick Leaton

FOI Enquiries, British Broadcasting Corporation

Dear Nick Leaton

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 17 August 2020. 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 RFI20201241.

Kind regards,

Information Rights

BBC Freedom of Information
BC2 A4, Broadcast Centre
201 Wood Lane
London W12 7TP

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

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Dear Nick Leaton,

                                            

Please find attached the response to your request for information,
reference RFI20201241.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Rights

 

BBC Freedom of Information

BC2 A4, Broadcast Centre

201 Wood Lane

London W12 7TP

 

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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 'License Fees and the Over 75'.

You have not answered the question. You have answered a different question. So I would like an internal review.

At the time of the charter the BBC said that they would fund the license fees for the over 75s. The BBC has reneged on that. That is a material change to the charter.

As such any material change has to be approved by Ofcom. You are saying that this is not a material change because you have made no such representations.

Given that you haven't go though the process to get that change if I'm reading your response correctly, that means you can't levy the increase on the over 75s. The BBC is acting illegally

Not a surprise there.

So please answer the original FOI request and send all communications with Offcom regarding the material change or not of the license fee increase/introduction for the over 75s.

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

Yours faithfully,

Nick Leaton

FOI Enquiries, British Broadcasting Corporation

Dear Nick Leaton,

We have received your request for an internal review which was received on 10 September 2020. We shall deal with the review as promptly as possible and, aim to respond at the latest, within 20 working days from the date of receipt. If you have any queries please contact us at the address below.

The reference number for your internal review is IR2020053.

Yours sincerely,

Information Rights

BBC Freedom of Information
BC2 A4, Broadcast Centre
201 Wood Lane
London W12 7TP

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

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Dear Nick Leaton

I refer to your request for an internal review of the BBC's decision in respect of your FOIA request (RFI20201241 / IR2020053).

Please see attached the BBC's internal review decision.

Kind regards
Information Rights

BBC Freedom of Information
BC2 A4, Broadcast Centre
201 Wood Lane
London W12 7TP

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

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