BBC pauses civil service secondment scheme amid impartiality concerns

The BBC has reportedly paused a scheme that seconded civil servants to it, after The Telegraph exposed it. The Times reports the BBC is accused of an impartiality breach over the use of Whitehall fact-checkers.

Timeline

1. 19 Oct, 02:30 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 19 Oct, 02:30 UTCTelegraph exposes civil service fact-checking scheme
3. 19 Oct, 02:30 UTCBBC confirms pause of secondment scheme
4. 19 Oct, 02:30 UTCTimes reports impartiality breach accusation

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