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| BBC to suspend phone competitions | BBC to suspend phone competitions |
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| The BBC is to suspend all competitions in response to recent editorial errors, including the Blue Peter fake contest. | |
| BBC director general Mark Thompson will announce a "far-reaching" action plan that will take a "zero tolerance" approach to any future lapses. | BBC director general Mark Thompson will announce a "far-reaching" action plan that will take a "zero tolerance" approach to any future lapses. |
| The BBC Trust said it was "deeply concerned that significant failures of control and compliance". | |
| Mr Thompson said further "serious editorial breaches" had been uncovered in a recent audit of the corporation. | Mr Thompson said further "serious editorial breaches" had been uncovered in a recent audit of the corporation. |
| 'Totally unacceptable' | |
| BBC One's Sports Relief in July 2006, Comic Relief in March 2007, Children In Need on BBC Scotland in November 2005, The Liz Kershaw Show on BBC 6 Music and CBBC programme TMi were all found to have breached editorial standards. | |
| Mr Thompson said it was "totally unacceptable" that certain programmes had failed to meet the required standards. | |
| "It is right that we are open with the public when we have fallen short and that we demonstrate that we take this very seriously indeed," he added. | |
| The Trust, the BBC's governing body, said: "The public has a right to expect the BBC to set the standards for editorial integrity in broadcasting and expect those in charge of the Corporation to protect the reputation of their public institution." | |
| It added that Mr Thompson's report "further deeply disappointing evidence of insufficient understanding amongst certain staff of the standards of accuracy and honesty expected." | |
| "We have made clear that we regard any deception or breach of faith with our audiences as being utterly unacceptable." | |
| The Blue Peter team apologised after the error was discoveredIn the Blue Peter incident, the programme admitted falsifying the results of a children's phone-in competition during a live show. | The Blue Peter team apologised after the error was discoveredIn the Blue Peter incident, the programme admitted falsifying the results of a children's phone-in competition during a live show. |
| The BBC also had to apologise over clips from a documentary about the Royal Family that implied the Queen had walked out of a portrait session with a photographer. | The BBC also had to apologise over clips from a documentary about the Royal Family that implied the Queen had walked out of a portrait session with a photographer. |
| The programme's makers, RDF Media, subsequently admitted that it was "guilty of a serious error of judgement". | The programme's makers, RDF Media, subsequently admitted that it was "guilty of a serious error of judgement". |
| Mr Thompson told BBC staff in an e-mail last week that the corporation needed to put "its house in order" and that honesty and accuracy were paramount. | Mr Thompson told BBC staff in an e-mail last week that the corporation needed to put "its house in order" and that honesty and accuracy were paramount. |
| "We cannot allow even a small number of lapses, whether intentional or as a result of sloppiness, to undermine our reputation and the confidence of the public," he said. | "We cannot allow even a small number of lapses, whether intentional or as a result of sloppiness, to undermine our reputation and the confidence of the public," he said. |