We set BBC strategy and top-level budgets and we appoint the BBC's top executive, the Director-General. We make sure the BBC has the right standards and that its programmes live up to those standards
Governance framework
Details of the Royal Charter and Agreement which set out our powers and duties, together with the protocols and policies that we use to carry out our functions
Service reviews
We look in detail at each BBC service at least once every five years
Service licences
We give a licence to every BBC service setting out what we expect each service to achieve
Public purposes
The Charter gives the BBC six public purposes. Our purpose remits show how we want the BBC to achieve those purposes
New services
The BBC needs our permission before it can launch any new services. When one is proposed, we undertake a public value test
Diversity and equality
We make sure the BBC delivers its commitment to equal opportunities and diversity
Other BBC Activities
There are special rules governing some BBC activities – such as the BBC World Service
Review of BBC governance
Our review set out to establish whether existing governance arrangements could be improved within the framework of the current Royal Charter.
