BBC will not tolerate behaviour outlined in Wallace report, says chief
Speaking about the independent report commissioned by MasterChef producer Banijay UK, Davie said: 'From our side, it's simple, we're not going to tolerate behaviour that is not in line with our values.
'The industry needs to change, and we want to lead in the front, myself and the BBC leadership team will not tolerate people who are behaving inappropriately.
'There is no place in or on the BBC for those who are not prepared to live by our values, whoever they are.
'This is a time of transition for the industry, a reset, and the changes we are driving are overdue.'
On Monday, Wallace's MasterChef co-host John Torode confirmed he had a standalone allegation of racist language upheld in the same report.
He said had 'no recollection of the incident' and was 'shocked and saddened' by the allegation in an Instagram post.
In November 2024, the show's production company, Banijay UK, announced Wallace would step away from his role on the BBC cooking show while historical allegations of misconduct were investigated.
The report concluded that the 'majority of the substantiated allegations against Mr Wallace related to inappropriate sexual language and humour', adding that 'a smaller number of allegations of other inappropriate language and being in a state of undress were also substantiated'.
During the release of the annual report, BBC chair Samir Shah revealed for the first time that several members of staff had been dismissed as a result of an independent review of workplace culture commissioned by the BBC.
He said: 'This is the first time we're going to say this publicly, several people have been dismissed as a result (of the review).
'But that, alongside the way the executive responded to the Banijay report into MasterChef yesterday, and I want audiences to feel confident that we are addressing these challenges.
'Finally, at the same time as acknowledging and dealing with the things they've gone wrong, the BBC has delivered an outstanding range of content to licence.'
Davie later turned his attention to the Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone documentary, after a review found it had breached the corporation's editorial guidelines on accuracy.
The programme was removed from BBC iPlayer in February after it emerged that the child narrator, Abdullah, is the son of Ayman Alyazouri, who has worked as Hamas's deputy minister of agriculture.
Davie added: 'There was a breach of our editorial guidelines, there was no breach on impartiality and no evidence of any outside interest impact on the programme.
'But there was a breach of accuracy, and that is not acceptable, so we are taking action to ensure proper accountability and we're taking immediate steps to stop a failing like this being repeated.
'Despite this mistake, I do want to credit thousands of people across the BBC for delivering such brave impartial journalism despite immense challenges and very significant personal pressure.
'Personally, I remain utterly committed to delivering impartial coverage without fear or favour. It is needed now more than ever in this polarising world.'
On Monday, Ofcom announced it would investigate the documentary under its broadcasting code, which states factual programmes 'must not materially mislead the audience'.
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