BBC Fires Radio 2's Scott Mills After Historic Police Probe Rethink

Mills was abruptly fired just days after hosting the breakfast show.

“Scott Mills’s former Radio 1 colleague Nihal Arthanayake has warned against a “feeding frenzy” over the breakfast show host”

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The BBC had been aware of the 2016 police investigation but the case was closed in 2019 due to insufficient evidence.

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Mills had fully cooperated during the 2018 police interview.

The BBC said new information emerged in recent weeks that prompted the sacking.

The alleged victim was under 16, a detail not fully known to BBC senior management in 2017.

The current management only became aware of the accuser's age in the last week.

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The Met Police confirmed the investigation involved a teenage boy under 16.

This distinction may have changed the BBC's safeguarding considerations.

Mills' firing came amid broader scrutiny of the BBC's safeguarding.

The BBC apologized for not following up on a 2025 press query about inappropriate communications.

This was the fifth presenter to depart under a cloud since 2020.

Jeremy Vine remarked on the contrast between Mills and Huw Edwards.

The Mirror described the BBC's delayed action as deeply troubling.

Broadcasters and MPs demanded answers.

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Steve Brookstein shared a fabulously bitter tweet.

Nihal Arthanayake cautioned about the human toll.