Fran Unsworth the burgeoning Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal. She ceased this role in August 2013 and was appointed Deputy Director of News and Current Affairs. In November 2013, Unsworth was replaced as Head of Newsgathering by Jonathan Munro. Unsworth was president of the Society of Editors between 2011–12, and is a board member of the organisation. She is also a board member of the European Union's Erasmus Mundus programme. In August 2014, Unsworth ordered helicopter filming of a police raid on a mansion belonging to Cliff Richard. The coverage led to the singer suing the BBC for breach of privacy. On
Right to privacy in New Zealand to legally perform surveillance on New Zealanders when required by the SIS, the police or Defence forces. At the time when these changes were introduced, with mounting public concern about New Zealanders’ rights to privacy, the then Prime Minister John Key stated that the “new legislation does not add up to an expansion of the bureau’s powers.” It is now permissible for GCSB to legally spy on New Zealanders as a result of the 2013 reforms. The GCSB’s role has expanded and it is now able to perform surveillance on “behalf of the SIS, the police or the Defence forces,