Naughty BBC journalists

BBC No 2 Mark Byford's either just getting out in time - or leaving a division that's prepared to take on problem staff. Since 2006, 215 (57%) of the 375 internal disciplinary cases heard in the BBC have been in journalism - more if you count World Service in the total. On the other, the HR department (People) seems rather-too-good-to-be true, at just one case over nearly five years.   And were only three sent to "dry out"  all told ? All from an FOI request by one M Mutcer, found on What Do They Know.

Disciplinary cases by department

Audio & Music 18
English Regions (Journalism) 97
Finance 10
Future Media & Technology 48
MC&A  12
Monitoring (Journalism) 13
News (Journalism) 49
Northern Ireland (Journalism) 4
Operations Group 5
People 1
Scotland (Journalism) 18
Sport (Journalism) 6
Vision  17
Wales (Journalism) 28
World Service (Global News) 49

The basis for the 375 cases breaks down as follows...

Absence 19
Behaviour/ conduct 65
Breach of Editorial Guidelines 13
Bringing the BBC into disrepute  5
Bullying & Harassment  14
Capability 8
Conduct 27
Conflict of Interest 23
Disciplinary 3 
Editorial & broadcast issues 12
Failure to Follow Management Instruction  21
Fraud/ Theft 16
Inappropriate Behaviour 17
Misuse of BBC Resources 15
Performance  6
Preliminary Investigation 8
Substance Abuse 8
Timekeeping 12
Unauthorised Absence 32
(blank)  51

And the outcomes - it looks like 41 (11%)  were shown the door, and 10 fell on their swords."Compromise agreement" (13) is also an early bath, but with less than a full pay-off. Unless "blank" is some other awful fate.

Alcohol dependency programme 3
Cancelled 10 
Compromise Agreement 13
Disciplinary 4
Dismissal  26
Final written warning 77
Informal action  4
Monitoring of performance 1
No action taken  27
Not Upheld 2
Partially Upheld 1
Resignation received and accepted  10
Summary Dismissal 15
Verbal warning 32
Withdrawn 16
Written Warning 118
(blank) 16