British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

In a five question request, the complainant has requested a breakdown of how the BBC spent its financial year 2024 to 2025 licence fee income - specifically amounts, proportions, and contracts relating to independent production companies, BBC staff, and BBC Commercial, including counts and details of the largest contracts. The BBC responded to one question and its position is that the information requested in the remaining four questions is derogated and so it isn’t obliged to respond to these questions under FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the information requested in questions 1, 2, 4 and 5 is not derogated from FOIA. The Commissioner requires the BBC to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation: Issue the complainant with a fresh response to questions 1, 2, 4 and 5 under FOIA, either disclosing the requested information or issuing a refusal notice that complies with section 17 of FOIA.