British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

In two requests, the complainant has requested information about costs associated with ‘Strictly Come Dancing.’ The BBC explained that, in both cases, the information is derogated and excluded from FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that in both cases, if held, the BBC would hold the information for the purposes of ‘journalism, art or literature.’ The information isn’t therefore covered by FOIA, and the BBC doesn’t need to take any corrective steps. Information Tribunal FT/EA/2024/0253 under appeal.