Schofield scandal | ITV staff could be sacked if they fail to disclose relationships with colleagues

ITV has introduced strict new rules requiring all employees to declare any relationships and close friendships with coworkers, in the wake of Phillip Schofield’s resignation earlier this year over a workplace affair.

Schofield stepped down from hosting the daytime show This Morning in May 2023 after two decades as a presenter, amid growing pressure following his admission of an affair with a much younger colleague while he was still married.

Schofield admitted in a statement at the time: "I did have a consensual on-off relationship with a younger male colleague at This Morning.

"Contrary to speculation, whilst I met the man when he was a teenager and was asked to help him to get into television, it was only after he started to work on the show that it became more than just a friendship.