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BBC Failed To Consider “Potential Wider Significance” Of Huw Edwards Complaint, Says Review
The BBC Huw Edwards Review says it failed to consider wider significance after The Sun expose into the News at 10 newsreader.
The initial complaint was made in May 2023 but BBC senior leadership was only informed on July 6, the review said, at which point “the internal investigation into claims raised in respect of the presenter was ongoing.” Moving forwards, the report said the BBC will implement an “overarching framework” to sensitively deal with complaints including increased governance and the designation of a senior exec-level sponsor. Director General Davie has previously set out the terms of the review when under scrutiny over Edwards by a parliamentary committee, at which point he revealed he had hired a former Deloitte boss, Simon Cuerden, to oversee the piece of work.
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