On 10 November 2012 the BBC suspended all BoIJ co-productions following a BoIJ/BBC co-production which led to a senior Conservative of the Thatcher era being falsely accused of child abuse.
On 10 November 2012 the BBC suspended all Bureau co-productions following a secondment of its lead reporter Angus Stickler to Newsnight. The BBC then falsely reported that a senior Conservative of the Thatcher era was guilty of child abuse.