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BBC Apologises for Handling of Scott Mills Allegations Raised Last Year
The broadcaster said a press query about inappropriate communications should have been followed up and that it has opened an internal review.
- On Monday, the BBC terminated Radio 2 breakfast show host Scott Mills' contract following allegations about his 'personal conduct', ending his tenure after just over a year fronting the UK's most listened-to breakfast show with 6.5 million average listeners.
- The BBC apologized on Tuesday for failing to investigate allegations of 'inappropriate communications' involving Mills raised by freelance journalist Anna Brees in May 2025, admitting the query 'should have been followed up and we should have asked further questions.'
- Metropolitan Police investigated Mills between December 2016 and May 2019 regarding allegations of 'serious sexual offences' against a boy under 16; the Crown Prosecution Service determined 'the evidential threshold had not been met to bring charges.'
- Fellow BBC Radio 2 presenter Dermot O'Leary said the firing was 'a complete shock to everybody, it came from nowhere,' while Tory leader Kemi Badenoch called it 'yet another scandal that the BBC has to contend with.'
- Director-General Tim Davie faces heightened scrutiny over safeguarding processes as the BBC seeks a breakfast show replacement, intensifying concerns about audience trust and the organization's internal culture amid a series of recent scandals.
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BBC apologises over handling of Scott Mills allegations raised last year
In a statement, the BBC acknowledged it had failed to follow up properly to allegations raised by a freelance journalist The post BBC apologises over handling of Scott Mills allegations raised last year appeared first on Attitude.
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BBC releases new statement on Scott Mills sacking and reveals reason for dismissal
The BBC has said it knew about a police investigation into Mills in 2017 but said it “acted decisively” after receiving “new information”…
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BBC issue bombshell Scott Mills statement over 'new information'
The BBC has issued a bombshell new statement confirming they "obtained new information" relating to Scott Mills which led them to "act decisively" and terminate his contracts on Friday 27 March
·Birmingham, United Kingdom
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