Submitted on Saturday 11th March 2023
Rejected on Tuesday 14th March 2023
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Govt politicians not to influence BBC staff/contractors free speech views.
To enact legislation to protect bbc staff/contractors from political bias and allow them to express free speech through external channels as suits.
The treatment of Gary Lineker is a disgrace and has broader connotations. The UK is in danger of losing its ability to tolerate free speech and that is unacceptable in a democratic world.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.
Decisions about the terms of conditions of BBC staff, including guidance around social media use, are a matter for the BBC, not the UK Government or Parliament.
The BBC is an independent body governed by a Royal Charter. Under the terms of that Charter, the BBC is operationally and editorially independent of government and there is no provision for the Government to intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operations.
Since you started your petition the BBC has announced that there will be an independent review on social media guidelines.
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