BBC

The complainant has requested information from the BBC relating to a payment made by the BBC to HMRC around April 2017 to cover the estimated liability of presenters who were currently not paid under PAYE for the tax year 2017/18. The BBC has not responded. The Commissioner’s decision is that the BBC has breached section 10 of the FOIA by failing to respond to the request within 20 working days of receipt. She requires the BBC to issue a response to the complainant’s request in accordance with its obligations under the FOIA.