Overview
- Scott Mills has hired lawyers and is preparing an unfair dismissal case after the BBC ended his contracts in March, according to UK media reports.
- The BBC says it terminated his deals after receiving new information linked to a historic police inquiry into allegations dating to the late 1990s.
- Reports cite sources who say the new detail was that the accuser was under 16, while Mills is expected to argue he told BBC bosses that years ago.
- Police interviewed Mills under caution in 2018 and prosecutors later said there was not enough evidence to charge, which Mills has said he fully accepted and cooperated with.
- Since the sacking, broadcasters have pulled planned appearances and charities have cut ties, and the legal fight could influence future BBC decisions on older allegations.