Complaint
The programme included a discussion on the involvement of girls in gang crime.聽 A viewer complained that one of the participants, Claudia Webbe was not identified as a senior member of the Labour Party.聽
Outcome
Ms Webbe was introduced as the former Chair of Operation Trident, set up to tackle gun and gang crime in London, which established her qualifications as a participant and would have sufficed if the discussion had kept clear of party political issues.聽 However, Ms Webbe鈥檚 citation of 鈥済overnment-let austerity since 2010鈥 as a salient component of the problem took it into an area where the information that she was a member of the Labour Party鈥檚 National Executive would have been relevant to viewers鈥 understanding of her contribution.
Upheld
Further action
The programme team has been reminded of the importance of ensuring relevant background details are included to allow audiences to judge the nature of a contributor鈥檚 comments.聽