BBC to publish report over pulled Gaza documentary

We can now bring you a statement from the production company that made the Gaza documentary for the BBC.

Hoyo Films says: "We take the findings in Peter Johnston's report on Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone extremely seriously and apologise for the mistake that resulted in a breach of the (BBC) editorial guidelines.

"We are pleased that the report found that there was no evidence of inappropriate influence on the content of the documentary from any third party.

"We appreciate the rigorous nature of this investigation, and its findings that Hoyo Films did not intentionally mislead the BBC, that there were no other breaches of the editorial guidelines in the programme, and that there was no evidence to suggest that the programme funds were spent other than for reasonable, production-related purposes.

"Hoyo Films welcomes the report's recommendations and hope they will improve processes and prevent similar problems in the future. We are working closely with the BBC to see if we can find an appropriate way to bring back to iPlayer the stories of those featured in the programme.

"Our team in Gaza risked their lives to document the devastating impact of war on children. Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone remains a vital account, and our contributors, who have no say in the conflict, deserve to have their voices heard."

As we've been reporting, the review found that the independent production company bears most of the responsibility for the failure. However, it says the BBC also bears some responsibility.