BBC

The complainant has requested information about the BBC documentary ‘World War Three: Inside the War Room’. The BBC refused to comply with the request as it considered that the requested information is held for the purposes of journalism, art or literature and is therefore outside the scope of the FOIA. The complainant disputes this. The Commissioner’s decision is as follows: The information the complainant has requested is derogated and the BBC is not obliged to comply with section 1(1) of the FOIA in respect of the request. The Commissioner does not require the BBC to take any remedial steps.