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Huw Edwards has been asked to hand back part of his annual BBC salary after pleading guilty to possession of indecent images of children.

The amount - thought to be in the region of £200,000 - is what he earned from the broadcaster for five months after he was arrested.

The 62-year-old pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children at a court hearing last month.

Edwards was named among the BBC's highest-paid stars, despite being off-air since July 2023.

In a statement, the BBC board said: "Today, the board has authorised the executive to seek the return of salary paid to Mr Edwards from the time he was arrested in November last year."

It said Edwards had pleaded guilty to "an appalling crime" and had "clearly undermined trust" in the corporation.

"Had he been up front when asked by the BBC about his arrest, we would never have continued to pay him public money," a spokesperson said.

The board said it had reviewed information both in relation to what was known in the lead up to Edwards being charged and the handling of complaints received by the BBC last year.

The decisions taken by its director general and his team in relation to both series of events have been supported by the board.

But it said in its statement that the BBC executive had now agreed to look again at its approach to the rules around paying employees while suspended.

The board said it was "concerned about the potential for inappropriate workplace behaviour". 

9 August 2024                                            

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