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2011 review of ±«Óătv Governance

Date: 19.07.2011     Last updated: 23.09.2014 at 09.50

The ±«Óătv Governance review, announced by Lord Patten on his appointment in May 2011, set out to establish whether the current governance arrangements could be improved within the framework of the Royal Charter, which runs until 2017.

The review concluded that governance of the ±«Óătv is workable, generally effective and provides benefits to licence fee payers and the industry but made some recommendations intended to strengthen the current arrangements. Following this review, we took action in the following areas:

  • a clearer division of responsibilities between the Trust and the Executive Board
  • a wider market impact role for Ofcom
  • an improved editorial complaints and compliance system, and more regular impartiality reviews
  • simplifying the rules governing the ±«Óătv’s services

You can read a copy of the final report, agreed by the Trust in July 2011, here:

2013 review of the ±«Óătv's internal governance

In September 2013, Trust Chairman Lord Patten and ±«Óătv Director General Tony Hall to set out plans for a comprehensive review of the ±«Óătv’s internal governance systems and structures. That review was published in December 2013.