CONFIDENTIALITY agreements between the BBC and top radio stars like Terry Wogan are preventing full scrutiny of the way the corporation spends public money, a report from an influential group of MPs said today.
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee said the BBC appeared to be paying some of its radio presenters more than twice what commercial stations pay theirs.
The BBC refused to give the National Audit Office (NAO), the public spending watchdog, a breakdown of presenters’ salaries for a selection of radio shows unless the NAO signed a non-disclosure agreement, the committee said.
