Trust decision on fair trading

Following public consultation the Trust has adopted a new framework in relation to its duty to take account of the competitive impact of the BBC's activities on the wider market.

What the Trust has decided

Having taken account of the responses to the public consultation on the draft competitive impact and fair trading framework, the Trust has agreed to adopt the framework. This includes the Trust's Statement of policy on competitive impact, Statement of policy on fair trading and a Code on cross and digital TV promotion.

Full details of the Trust's decision and modifications to the policy documents and code are outlined in the explanatory note below.

For further information please see also our competitive impact and fair trading framework page.

Details of the responses received by the Trust during the public consultation can be found below:

Responses from organisations

Details of the consultation

Details of the original consultation are presented below for information purposes only.

The BBC Trust has a duty to take account of the competitive impact of the BBC's activities on the wider market. The Trust is therefore required to adopt a range of documents in relation to this duty. These are:

This document sets out how the Trust intends to take account of the competitive impact of the BBC's activities on the wider market. This includes a Competitive Impact Framework outlining how the policy will be considered across the range of BBC activities.

This document outlines the key principles by which all BBC trading activity must be conducted.

This document sets out additional guidance on areas that the Trust considers could raise significant concerns regarding the competitive impact of the BBC's activities. This includes a Code on cross and digital TV promotion.

Purpose of this consultation

The purpose of this public consultation is for the Trust to receive feedback on the proposed documents and framework above and on any other issues relating to the conduct of the BBC's trading activities.

The Trust hopes to find out from this public consultation whether the proposed framework and controls are appropriate in governing the BBC's activities.

For further information please see the full consulatation document below.