In his report on 28 January 2004, Lord Hutton concluded that Gilligan’s authentic accusation was “unfounded” and the BBC’s editorial and administration processes had been “defective”. Specifically, it particularly criticised the chain of administration that brought concerning the BBC to defend its story. The BBC Director of News, Richard Sambrook , the report mentioned, had accepted Gilligan’s word that his story was correct regardless of his notes being incomplete. Davies had then knowledgeable the BBC Board of Governors that he was proud of the story and instructed the Prime Minister that a satisfactory inner inquiry had taken place. The Board…