David Keighley v (1) Information Commissioner (2) British Broadcasting Corporation: [2023] UKUT 228 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge West on 6 September 2023.

Read the full decision in UA-2022-000648-GIA.

Judicial Summary

– Journalism exception – applicant seeking (1) copy of and details of brief and instructions given to Ipsos Mori or any relevant meeting notes when commissioned to carry out a survey for the BBC and any underlying contracts (2) how BBC altered or changed presentation of the results of the survey (3) copies of all complaints to BBC about impartiality from 2015 onwards and BBC responses thereto – BBC v Sugar (No.2) [2012] UKSC 4 – whether material held for the purpose of journalism – whether archive exception engaged.

Published 16 October 2023