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Rejected petition For an enquiry into why the Balen Report has not been released

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In 2004 the BBC commissioned the Balen Report, investigating alleged institutional bias in its reporting of the Israeli - Palestinian conflict.

The report has never been released. In response to a Freedom of Information request, the BBC has admitted spending £332,780.47 of public money in legal costs alone to hide the contents of the report from the public.

We ask the Minister to commission a public enquiry into why this money has been spent in this way, and why the report has not been released.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

This is purely a matter for the BBC/BBC Trust.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 26 August 2012
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