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Gregg Wallace Sues BBC Over Alleged Data-Access Breaches After MasterChef Ousting

His High Court filing accuses the broadcaster of failing to meet subject access requests, prompting a bid for a court order to release his records.

Overview

  • Court documents say Wallace seeks up to £10,000 in damages for distress, harassment and loss of amenity under UK GDPR, plus interest.
  • He alleges SARs submitted on 6 March to the BBC and BBC Studios produced no BBC disclosure and partial BBC Studios disclosure with claims of a 'freedom of expression' exemption.
  • The filing states BBC Studios wrongly redacted information, including who accessed his data, and that the BBC emailed on 7 August apologising for delays yet still provided no response.
  • Wallace is also asking the court to compel both entities to fully comply with the subject access requests.
  • His claim follows a Banijay-commissioned investigation that upheld 45 of 83 historical allegations and led to his July removal from MasterChef, which he has contested while apologising for inappropriate language.