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No criminal proceedings are being brought against a BBC undercover reporter arrested earlier this month.No criminal proceedings are being brought against a BBC undercover reporter arrested earlier this month.
Arifa Farooq, 30, took a job as a care worker while investigating alleged abuses in homes for the elderly for the TV programme Panorama.Arifa Farooq, 30, took a job as a care worker while investigating alleged abuses in homes for the elderly for the TV programme Panorama.
Miss Farooq was later arrested over an alleged failure to provide accurate personal details to the care home.Miss Farooq was later arrested over an alleged failure to provide accurate personal details to the care home.
But The procurator fiscal in Glasgow has now said there will be no criminal case brought against her.But The procurator fiscal in Glasgow has now said there will be no criminal case brought against her.
Following the decision, BBC Scotland's head of news and current affairs, Atholl Duncan, said: "We welcome this decision from the fiscal.Following the decision, BBC Scotland's head of news and current affairs, Atholl Duncan, said: "We welcome this decision from the fiscal.
"This case had important implications for investigative journalism and we are pleased that it will not proceed and further." "This case had important implications for investigative journalism and we are pleased that it will not proceed any further."
Programme concerns Arifa deserved praise for what she did, not persecution Pete MurrayVice president, National Union of Journalists
Arifa Farooq was detained and held in a police cell for about an hour, in the wake of Panorama's investigation into care providers in South Lanarkshire. Miss Farooq was detained and held in a police cell for about an hour, in the wake of Panorama's investigation into care providers in South Lanarkshire.
She went undercover as part of a two-month investigation to work for Domiciliary Care, which had won the South Lanarkshire contract by bidding £9.95 an hour in an online auction.She went undercover as part of a two-month investigation to work for Domiciliary Care, which had won the South Lanarkshire contract by bidding £9.95 an hour in an online auction.
It is understood police received a complaint about her securing employment with the Clydebank-based company using a false identity .It is understood police received a complaint about her securing employment with the Clydebank-based company using a false identity .
The journalist, who works with the BBC Scotland investigations unit, was arrested after voluntarily attending an interview at Maryhill police station in Glasgow.The journalist, who works with the BBC Scotland investigations unit, was arrested after voluntarily attending an interview at Maryhill police station in Glasgow.
The programme, Britain's Homecare Scandal: A Panorama Special, broadcast in April, centred on an in-depth investigation of domiciliary care, provided in Harrow, York and South Lanarkshire. It found carers employed by some companies on minimum wages, often with very little training and frequently frustrated by poor management. 'Classic journalism'
Pete Murray, vice president of the National Union of Journalists, said following the fiscal's decision: "It is an enormous relief for Arifa and her friends and family that the procurator has decided not to take this case forward.
"Arifa deserved praise for what she did, not persecution. The Panorama programme was a classic example of investigative journalism at its best."
The programme, Britain's Homecare Scandal, broadcast in April, centred on an in-depth investigation of domiciliary care, provided in Harrow, York and South Lanarkshire.
It found carers employed by some companies on minimum wages, often with very little training and frequently frustrated by poor management.
It also uncovered evidence of missed and curtailed visits and failure to keep proper care plans.It also uncovered evidence of missed and curtailed visits and failure to keep proper care plans.
The programme prompted the Scottish Parliament's Local Government committee to announce it was launching an investigation into the practice of online bidding auctions for homecare contracts.The programme prompted the Scottish Parliament's Local Government committee to announce it was launching an investigation into the practice of online bidding auctions for homecare contracts.