BBC broadcaster Clive Myrie has apologised for failing to declare not less than £145,000 for exterior work he undertook exterior his position on the company.
Apologising in a written assertion on X, Myrie blamed the error on “several administrative issues” and stated he is not going to be collaborating in paid exterior occasions for the “foreseeable future”, apart from some pre-existing commitments.
“An apology – I’ve had several administrative issues, and I didn’t fill out the correct paperwork for some of my external public events, so they haven’t been published until now,” he stated.
“I’ve advised the BBC I will not be collaborating in any extra paid exterior occasions within the foreseeable future, past a handful of pre-existing commitments, in order that this does not occur once more.
“My sincere apologies.”
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Myrie, who can be the host of BBC quiz present Mastermind, made 28 retrospective entries to the register, courting again to March 2021, for roles together with host, presenter, interviewer, moderator and panel chairman.
He obtained greater than £10,000 on 5 events, together with an occasion hosted by the Isle of Man’s Power and Sustainability Centre.
On an extra 18 events, he was paid between £5,000 and £10,000, whereas he charged between £1,000 and £5,000 for 5 occasions.
He was additionally paid by organisations together with the Soccer Affiliation, American Categorical and the Nationwide Residential Landlords Affiliation.
Myrie has declared exterior occasions in earlier quarterly registers, however these newest retrospective additions weren’t beforehand registered within the quarters they had been carried out.
In line with figures from the company’s newest annual report, Myrie’s wage for the work he does for the BBC is listed as being between £310,000 and £314,999.
On Wednesday, the BBC revealed the register for the third quarter of 2024, which it stated is a part of its “commitment to ensure the highest standards of impartiality across the organisation” and those that have didn’t comply with the right course of “have been reminded of their responsibilities with regards to the register”.
It added that the place “significant non-compliance has occurred, robust management action has been taken” and that “disciplinary action can be taken for breaches”.
The company stated it can even be updating its pointers to stipulate the “volume” of paid exterior occasions people are allowed to undertake.
