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BBC boss claims £400 for cancelled holiday as executive expenses soar 19%

By PA Mediapoint

A senior BBC executive who earns a six-figure salary claimed almost £400 when his holiday was cancelled in the aftermath of the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal.

Adrian Van Klaveren, who in June 2012 had a total remuneration of £193,150, claimed £387.50 for a "Cancelled holiday to return to work during Jimmy Savile issue".

A former controller of BBC Radio 5 Live, Van Klaveren left the station in December in the wake of the Pollard Report into aspects of the scandal.

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