Gregg Wallace Sues BBC Over Delayed Data Requests, Seeks Up to £10,000

Overview

• Wallace has filed a legal claim alleging the BBC and BBC Studios failed to properly comply with his subject access requests, causing distress and harassment.
• Both the BBC and BBC Studios have submitted defences to the claim, and the BBC has declined to comment citing ongoing proceedings.
• Court papers say Wallace lodged SARs on March 6 seeking personal data spanning about 21 years, and the BBC later apologised on August 7 for delays after deeming the requests complex.
• Wallace alleges BBC Studios withheld and redacted material on freedom‑of‑expression grounds and he is also seeking a court order compelling full compliance.
• An independent Banijay‑commissioned investigation upheld 45 of 83 allegations and led to his July removal from MasterChef, which Wallace contests while apologising for a perceived unwanted‑touching incident.