BBC

The complainant has requested information relating to a statue of the author George Orwell located outside Broadcasting House. The British Broadcasting Corporation (the BBC) confirmed holding information in relation to questions 1, 2, 3 and 5 of the request but refused to comply with the request under section 12(1) of FOIA, as to do so would exceed the appropriate cost and time limit. It also confirmed that it did not hold any information in relation to question 4. The Commissioner’s decision is that the BBC was entitled to rely on section 12 of the FOIA and that it was not therefore obliged to comply with the request. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken