SocietyBBC suspends civil servant secondment scheme

The BBC will pause the placement of UK government statisticians in its fact-checking service BBC Verify while it reviews their duties. Current secondees will not take part in publishing news or content during the review, and recruitment for the next round is on hold. The move follows a Telegraph report that raised questions about impartiality; the BBC says its journalists and editors make all editorial decisions.

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