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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament

Rejected petition George Entwhistle Leaving Package

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The Cabinet should take the extraordinary step to immediately overrule the leaving package for this man not only was he paid over £400.000 after less than two months in the job he also benefited from having £800,000 placed into his pension fund. This is an insult to all TV license payers in this Country.

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

The BBC are independent of Government. This is a matter for the Executive Board of the BBC and the BBC Trust.

It is the responsibility of the BBC Trust to ensure that the BBC delivers financial efficiency and hold the Executive to account for its performance in delivering value for money.

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