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In response to the two reports, the BBC issued a statement saying that “these historical breaches were tackled by a comprehensive action plan launched by the BBC in July 2007″.
“This included a major programme of training for over 19,000 staff, a new specialist unit to provide advice on all technical aspects of running competitions and a strict new code of conduct.
The BBC One show’s production team rigged an online poll in 2006, in which the winning entry – Cookie – was disregarded in favour of the name Socks.
The watchdog has now ruled this was another “serious” deception, “especially given that the programme is primarily aimed at children”.
However, there was no financial penalty attached to the ruling.

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