Category: BBC
Date: 12.06.2006
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A year after they held their first Annual General Meeting, BBC
Governors are offering members of the public a further opportunity to question the Board about the programmes and services they receive in return for their licence fee.
This year's AGM will be held in Norwich on Thursday 13 July 2006.
Over the past year the Governors have met licence payers at public meetings in Glasgow, Cardiff and Belfast and last summer around 150 members of the public attended the AGM in London.
At each of the events the topics discussed have ranged from programme quality and impartiality to digital access and getting value for money from the licence fee.
The roadshow of public meetings is one of a number of initiatives introduced by the Governors to improve transparency and accountability at the BBC, and ultimately strengthen the Board's relationship with licence fee payers.
Others include a dedicated website, which is being used for direct engagement with audiences through a Have Your Say feature; public consultations; radio phone-ins; and publication of Governors' meeting minutes in full.
Members of the public interested in attending the event in Norwich can apply:
- Online: bbcgovernors.co.uk
- Telephone (Freephone): 0800 068 0116
- Textphone (Freephone): 0800 015 3350
The meeting will also be streamed live over the Governors' website, and a summary of key themes and issues will be posted there after the event.
