BBC FoI Odds and Ends

Halal meat is on offer at the BBC's canteens in Elstree, Maida Vale, Henry Wood House, Bush House, Television Centre, the Broadcast Centre, the Media Centre, White City, Dumbarton and Pacific Quay.

Menus for the restaurants at TV Centre on September 9 2010 are here.  "Classics" now features something called "Live Action Cooking".  Not clear how the other dishes are produced....

Outcomes of BBC disciplinary hearings since 2006
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Withdrawn 16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
Grand Total 375 (One way or another, the BBC parted company with 64. Ed) 

There's a refusal to answer how many of these related to expenses claims, on the grounds it would take too long, which seems odd, given the detail above. 


During the period 1st September 2009 and 1st September 2010 the BBC had 1928 people on unpaid work experience placement. They worked on average for 13 days over an average of 3 weeks each.



MediacityUK: The organisational structure on site within and across these Divisions has not yet been finalised. (Not long now, surely ? Ed)

As at 30 September 2010, 34 BBC staff were in receipt of a salary greater than £200,000 per annum. This
figure excludes those staff we consider ‘talent’ – for example presenters and news

The Executive Board has ..agreed to give up one month’s basic salary in each of 2010/11 and 2011/12.
We are also consulting on removing the pension supplement which some members of the Executive Board
receive in lieu of pension contributions above the pension salary cap (currently £123,600) and intend that
these are removed by the end of March 2011. (This is taking some time, apparently. Ed).  Overall these reductions will lead to a reduction of at least 20% in the total remuneration of each executive Director.