The BBC fired Scott Mills earlier at present.
DJ Scott Mills on stage at Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli (Picture: Dimitris Legakis/Athena Photos)
The BBC determined to sack Scott Mills over a 2016 police investigation into “severe sexual offences in opposition to a teenage boy”. Mills was questioned underneath warning, however police determined to drop the case due to an absence of proof, in line with The Mirror. The sacking is known to narrate to the allegations.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson stated tonight: “In December 2016, the Met started an investigation following a referral from one other police pressure. The investigation associated to allegations of great sexual offences in opposition to a teenage boy. These have been reported to have taken place between 1997 and 2000.
“As a part of these enquiries, a person who was in his 40s on the time of the interview was questioned by police underneath warning in July 2018. A full file of proof was submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service, which decided the evidential threshold had not been met to carry costs. Following this recommendation, the investigation was closed in Could 2019.”
Scott Mills’ sacking was introduced earlier at present (Picture: Getty)
The allegations associated to when Mills joined BBC Radio 1, and it isn’t identified if the BBC was knowledgeable of the investigation on the time.
A supply informed The Mirror the BBC acted “shortly and decisively” final week following a criticism. The company is known to have up to date the accuser following the presenters’ axing and is in touch with him. The information of the 53-year-old’s sacking broke this morning, earlier than BBC workers have been knowledgeable by way of e-mail.
In response to The Mirror’s report, Mills was taken off air final Wednesday following the criticism, whereas the BBC “urgently assessed the data”, and his contract was terminated over the weekend.
The BBC stated in an announcement: “Whereas we don’t touch upon issues referring to people, we are able to affirm Scott Mills is not contracted to work with the BBC.”
Mills, who has been on BBC radio and TV for greater than 25 years, is its Eleventh-highest-paid star, incomes between £355,000 and £359,999 yearly, in line with the 2024–2025 pay report.
BBC’s Director of Music, Lorna Clarke, informed workers in an e-mail: “I needed to personally let you understand that Scott Mills has left the Breakfast present, and the BBC. I do know that this information will likely be sudden and surprising, and due to this fact should come as a shock. Not least as so many people have labored with Scott over an excellent a few years, throughout a broad vary of our programmes on R1, 5Live, R2 and TV. I felt it was vital to share this information with you on the earliest alternative.”
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It is understood the BBC at the moment are in disaster conferences about Mills’ alternative, with a supply including: “It’s like a bomb has been dropped in the course of the company… all the pieces has been thrown up into the air.”
Categorical.co.uk has contacted the BBC for additional remark.
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