First, the EGSC accepts that there are events when the BBC will get issues unsuitable or our reporting requires extra context and rationalization. That is the case in a number of the points talked about in Mr Prescott’s letter, the place BBC executives totally accepted the conclusions of the EGSC commissioned analysis. These embrace the automotive insurance coverage story, the insecure jobs merchandise, the Scarlett Blake case, the ICJ order, and the reporting of casualty figures in Gaza. Motion in these areas ranged from printed corrections and clarifications to new editorial steering being issued. In different circumstances thought-about by EGSC, disciplinary motion has been taken.
