Report: "no full series of Doctor Who in 2016"

There are reports that there will not be a full series of Doctor Who next year.  A piece in the latest issue of Private Eye suggests this is related to the production of Sherlock:

"Not long now till the return of Doctor Who, which arrives back on screens for the ninth series of its latest incarnation on 19 September.  Fans should make as much as they can of this 12-part run, as 

BBC staff have recently been informed that showrunner Steven Moffat’s commitments to his other hit show Sherlock mean that there will be no full series of Doctor Who in 2016."

Following up the story, Digital Spy contacted the BBC and received this short statement from a spokesperson:

“It’s too early to confirm the schedule for future series at this point, but the new series starts on Saturday, September 19.”

It is debatable whether the scheduling of Sherlock affects the production of Doctor Who. Back in 2011, BBC One controller Danny Cohen claimed that there would not be a full series in 2012 for this reason:

"There will be some episodes, but there won't be a full series, so we won't have a 13-part run. There's only so many hours a day [Steven Moffat] can be awake. The man has to sleep and eat, and he's got a family."

Steven Moffat refuted this but no official reason for 2012's shortened episode run was ever given.  

Not including the mini-episodes and animated episodes, here is an overview of how much new Doctor Who has been aired since 2005:

2005: 13 episodes + 1 special (10 hours, 45 minutes)

2006: 13 episodes + 1 special (10 hours, 45 minutes)

2007: 13 episodes + 1 special (11 hours, 4 minutes)

2008: 13 episodes + 1 special (11 hours, 20 minutes)

2009: 4 specials (4 hours)

2010: 13 episodes + 2 specials (12 hours, 40 minutes)

2011: 13 episodes + 1 special (11 hours)

2012: 5 episodes + 1 special (4 hours, 50 minutes)

2013: 8 episodes + 2 specials (10 hours, 46 minutes)

2014: 12 episodes + 1 special (10 hours, 43 minutes)

2015: 12 episodes + 1 special (unconfirmed)

2016: ?

The previous "gap years" in 2009 and 2012 preceded changes to the production team and/or the lead actor. There will be inevitably now be speculation about Moffat and Peter Capaldi's future with the show.