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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

MYSTERIOUS: New itv rules require staff to declare relationships with colleagues - What They Never Told You

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The Personal Relationships at Work Policy reportedly includes ‘anyone involved in a sexual, romantic or close relationship or friendship (whether short or longer term)’ Photograph: Ian West/PA

ITV has drawn up strict new rules requiring staff to declare all relationships with colleagues – which could even include friendships – in the wake of Phillip Schofield’s resignation earlier this year over a workplace affair, according to a report.

The This Morning presenter quit after admitting that he had lied about an “unwise, but not illegal” affair, amid allegations that ITV bosses had turned a blind eye to the relationship.

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