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Georgios Christodoulou
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx 21 January 2020
Dear Mr Christodoulou
Request for Information – RFI20192062
Thank you for your request to the BBC of 18th December 2019 under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000 (‘the Act’) seeking the following information:
“Please confirm the BBC TV Licensing Withdrawal of Implied Right of Access Policy.”
Please note that “TV Licensing” is a trade mark used by companies contracted by the BBC to
administer the collection of television licence fees and enforcement of the television licensing
system. The majority of the administration of TV Licensing is contracted to Capita Business
Services Ltd (‘Capita’). Over-the-counter services are provided by PayPoint plc (‘PayPoint’) in the
UK, and by the Post Office in the Isle of Man and Channel Islands. Target Group (‘Target’) is the
supplier for the Simple Payment Plan trial. Marketing and printing services are contracted to
Proximity London Ltd. Media services are contracted to Havas Media Limited. The BBC is a public
authority in respect of its television licensing functions and retains overall responsibility.
I have interpreted your request as seeking a copy of the BBC Television licensing Withdrawal of
the Implied Right to Access Policy – see attached as Disclosure document 1. Please note that this
information has been disclosed before in response to a previous request under the Act.
If you are not satisfied that we have complied with the Act in responding to your request, you
have the right to an internal review by a BBC senior manager or legal adviser. Please contact us at
the address above, explaining what you would like us to review and including your reference
number. A request for an internal review must be made within 40 working days of receiving the
BBC’s response to your original request.
If you are not satisfied with the internal review, you can appeal to the Information Commissioner.
The contact details are: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, Tel: 0303 123 1113 or s
ee https://ico.org.uk/.
Yours sincerely
Rupinder Panesar
Freedom of Information Advisor, TV Licensing Management Team
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