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The BBC's performance in 2016/17
28.03.17: Today, the BBC Trust is publishing its final assessment of the BBC’s performance during 2016/17 (Welsh version) for the period to December 31 2016...
Editorial finding on Allan Beswick’s Late Night Phone-In, BBC Radio Manchester and BBC Radio Lancashire
17.03.17: Today, the Trust has published a finding by the Editorial Standards Committee about an edition of Allan Beswick’s Late Night Phone-In on Wednesday 1 March 2017...
Publication of Trust minutes
15.03.17: Minutes from the BBC Trust meeting held on 14 December 2016 have been published today...
Making sense of statistics - Trust's conclusions on follow-up impartiality report
14.03.17: Today, the Trust publishes an update from the BBC Executive on its use of statistics in journalism, following a report commissioned by the Trust...
The BBC for the next generation
08.03.17: Speech by Rona Fairhead, BBC Trust Chairman, to the Oxford Media Convention 2017
Publication of latest BBC Trust ESC and CAB bulletins
23.02.17: The Trust’s Editorial Standards Committee acts as the final arbiter of appeals if complainants are unhappy with the way their initial complaints have been dealt with by BBC management...
Publication of NAO report on TV licence fee collection
01.02.17: The National Audit Office’s value for money review on TV licence fee collection has been published this morning...
Publication of latest BBC Trust ESC and CAB bulletins
18.01.17: The Trust’s Editorial Standards Committee acts as the final arbiter of appeals if complainants are unhappy with the way their initial complaints have been dealt with by BBC management...
Publication of Trustee expenses and hospitality from April to September 2016
The BBC Trust has today published Trustees' individual expenses from April to September 2016, as well as the Trustees' hospitality register for the same period...
Trust approves change to BBC Newsbeat’s online services
09.01.17: The BBC Trust has today published a change to BBC Radio 1’s service licence which enables the closure of the Newsbeat app and for Newsbeat’s website content to be integrated into BBC News online...
Trust approves BBC Studios proposals
20.12.16: The BBC Trust has approved plans to turn the production arm BBC Studios into a commercial subsidiary, with a series of recommendations to strengthen its future regulation and governance...
Publication of final Charter and Agreement
15.12.16: Today, the Government published the final BBC Charter and Agreement...
Publication of Trust minutes
07.12.16: Minutes from the BBC Trust meeting held on Thursday 20 October have been published today...
Chairman's statement following BBC response to Dame Janet Smith review
06.12.16: BBC Trust Chairman Rona Fairhead said: "In February this year, Dame Janet Smith exposed shocking and appalling events stretching over several decades, which raised serious issues to be addressed today...
Publication of latest Complaints and Appeals Board bulletin
30.11.16: The BBC Trust has today published the Complaints and Appeals Board bulletin from its September meeting...
BBC network news coverage of the devolved nations has improved since 2008 but the challenges posed by devolution remain
24.11.16: The BBC Trust has today published new research from Cardiff University which confirms that the BBC’s network coverage of news from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales has made progress since an initial study undertaken in 2008...
Publication of BBC Trust minutes
10.11.16: Minutes from the BBC Trust meeting held on Monday 26 September have been published today...
Publication of latest BBC Trust ESC and CAB bulletins
27.10.16: The Trust’s Editorial Standards Committee acts as the final arbiter of appeals if complainants are unhappy with the way their initial complaints have been dealt with by BBC management...
Extension of BBC Trustee appointments
26.10.16: This morning the Government has announced that Sonita Alleyne CBE, Bill Matthews and Aideen McGinley have been extended as Trustees for a further six months...
BBC transfer pricing fair and appropriate, independent review finds
10.10.16: Transactions between the BBC’s commercial services and licence fee-funded services are being conducted fairly, in line with rules preventing market distortion, and with fair prices being paid, an independent review commissioned by the BBC Trust has found...
Publication of Editorial Standards Bulletin findings from March, June and July meetings
29.09.16: The Trust’s Editorial Standards Committee acts as the final arbiter of appeals if complainants are unhappy with the way their initial complaints have been dealt with by BBC management...
Publication of outcome of ESC appeal: Article by Chris Packham, BBC Wildlife Magazine, September 2015
23.09.16: The Trust has this afternoon published the outcome of the above Editorial Standards Committee appeal...
Trust launches consultation and assessment of BBC Studios plans
16.09.16: A consultation on the BBC’s detailed plans to turn its production arm BBC Studios into a commercial subsidiary, has been launched by the BBC Trust today...
Trust statement on publication of draft BBC Charter and Agreement
15.09.16: Today the Government has published the BBC’s draft Charter and Agreement...
Statement from Trust Chairman Rona Fairhead
14.09.16: The Government have informed the BBC that it will run a new process to appoint the first Chair of the BBC Board for a four year term...
BBC Trust confirms S4C funding to 2022
07.09.16: The BBC Trust Chairman Rona Fairhead has written to S4C Authority Chairman Huw Jones today, confirming that S4C’s funding will be fixed at its current level of £74.5m until the end of the current licence fee agreement in 2022...
Serving audiences in devolved nations to be a top priority for new BBC Board
17.08.16: A review published today by the BBC Trust has found that BBC services in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are vital to audiences in providing news and other core public service programming...
BBC Northern Ireland services are performing strongly but audiences would like to see them doing more to keep pace with changes in society, Trust review finds
17.08.16: A review published today by the BBC Trust has found that the BBC’s Northern Ireland news and radio services are performing strongly, underpinned by the huge popularity of BBC Radio Ulster/Foyle, but that audiences want BBC News NI to better reflect Northern Ireland as it is today...
Audiences rate BBC Scotland services highly but there remains a challenge for news programming to fully meet their expectations, Trust review finds
17.08.16: A review published today by the BBC Trust has found that while most viewers in Scotland are happy with the BBC’s current network and nations’ news and current affairs programming offer, in some areas it is not fully meeting expectations...
BBC performance in Wales is strong and BBC Wales’ services have important role to play but they face challenges, Trust review finds
17.08.16: Today the BBC Trust has published a service review of BBC services in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The review found that BBC performance in Wales is strong with reach levels and perceptions often above the UK average but also highlighted that services made in and for Wales face challenges...
Reporting of statistics commendable but BBC must further boost efforts, review finds
10.08.16: BBC News has a strong record in its reporting of statistics, but needs to boost its efforts to help audiences understand the facts and figures they see and hear every day, an independent report commissioned by the BBC Trust has concluded...
Publication of BBC Trust minutes
09.08.16: Minutes from the BBC Trust meeting held on Thursday 16 June have been published today...
Publication of latest BBC Trust ESC and CAB bulletins
14.07.16: The Trust’s Editorial Standards Committee acts as the final arbiter of appeals if complainants are unhappy with the way their initial complaints have been dealt with by BBC management...
BBC Annual Report: Strong year for BBC TV in Northern Ireland and for BBC Radio Ulster/Foyle
14.07.16: It has been a year of strong performance for BBC Northern Ireland across both local and UK-wide programmes, new data from the BBC Annual Report shows, with audience reach and approval ratings for TV above the UK average...
BBC Annual Report and Accounts: BBC reaches 96% of the UK in 2015/16
12.07.16: In a year when its future has been widely debated, the BBC maintained near-universal reach – a remarkable performance given the proliferation of other media, devices and platforms competing for the attention of the audience, BBC Trust Chairman Rona Fairhead said today, launching the BBC Annual Report and Accounts for 2015/16...
BBC Annual Report: Strong year for Scottish drama and award-winning journalism
12.07.16: A year of strong Scottish drama bolstered the BBC’s work to reflect contemporary Scottish life and culture both in Scotland and across the UK in 2015/16, according to the BBC Annual Report and Accounts published today along with the BBC Audience Council Scotland Annual Review...
BBC Annual Report: BBC in Wales rated top for quality and distinctiveness
12.07.16: Audiences in Wales rate the BBC’s quality and distinctiveness higher than any other audience in the UK’s nations, according to figures published alongside the BBC Annual Report and Accounts today...
Adroddiad Blynddol y BBC: BBC Yng Nghymru Yn Dod I'r Brig O Ran Ansawdd A Chynnwys Unigryw
12.07.16: Mae cynulleidfaoedd yng Nghymru wedi rhoi sgôr uwch i ansawdd a chynnwys unigryw y BBC nag unrhyw gynulleidfa yng ngwledydd eraill y DU, yn ôl ffigurau a gyhoeddwyd gydag Adroddiad Blynyddol a Chyfrifon y BBC heddiw...
Publication of BBC Trust minutes
07.07.16: Minutes from the BBC Trust meeting held on Thursday 19 May have been published today...
Editorial Standards Committee finding: Radio 4’s ‘Don’t Make Me Laugh’, 21 April 2016
30.06.16: The BBC Trust’s Editorial Standards Committee reports on serious editorial breaches in BBC programmes and content reported to the Committee by the BBC...
Publication of Trustee expenses and hospitality from October 2015 to March 2016
29.06.16: The BBC Trust has today published Trustees' individual expenses from October 2015 to March 2016, as well as the Trustees' hospitality register for the same period...
BBC World Service
28.06.16: The BBC World Service has used savings generated since 2010 to invest in new digital and television services, and has successfully reduced its expenditure at a lower cost than expected, according to todays’ report from the National Audit Office...
Trust approves extension of S4C on iPlayer
17.06.16: S4C has announced today that its programming will remain on BBC iPlayer, approved by the Trust following a successful 18-month pilot...
Publication of the latest BBC Trust ESC and CAB bulletins
16.06.16: The Trust’s Editorial Standards Committee acts as the final arbiter of appeals if complainants are unhappy with the way their initial complaints have been dealt with by BBC management...
The BBC - Creating, Inspiring and Connecting
11.06.16: Speech by Rona Fairhead, BBC Trust Chairman, to the National Federation of Women's Institutes 2016 Annual Meeting...
Publication of BBC Trust minutes from 19 April and 11 May meetings
09.06.16: Minutes from the BBC Trust meetings held on 19 April 2016 and 11 May 2016 have been published today...
Trust statement on Government White Paper: BBC Charter Review 2016
12.05.16: Today, the Government has published its White Paper on the BBC. Speaking on behalf of all Trustees, Chairman Rona Fairhead said...
Statement from Trust Chairman on publication of Government White paper
12.05.16: Following publication today of the Government’s White Paper on Charter Review, in which it was confirmed that the current Chair of the BBC Trust will continue as Chair of the BBC through to the end of the current term (October 2018), Chairman Rona Fairhead said...
Publication of BBC Trust minutes from March meeting
10.05.16: Minutes from the BBC Trust meeting held on 16 and 17 March have been published today...
Publication of BBC Trust Complaints and Appeals Board bulletin from February and March 2016
10.05.16: The BBC Trust’s Complaints and Appeals Board considers appeals relating to all matters other than editorial standards, including fair trading complaints, general complaints and Television Licensing complaints...
Management of the BBC's critical projects
10.05.16: The BBC has improved oversight of its portfolio of critical projects, following the serious shortcomings that the National Audit Office identified in the oversight and delivery of its Digital Media Initiative (DMI) project...
Publication of BBC Trust Editorial Standards bulletin from March 2016
28.04.16: The Trust’s Editorial Standards Committee acts as the final arbiter of appeals if complainants are unhappy with the way their initial complaints have been dealt with by BBC management...
Diversity includes everyone
28.04.16: Blog from Trustee Sonita Alleyne following publication by the BBC of its strategy on diversity and inclusion...
Removal of restriction on online pay sports services on Freesat
18.04.16: At the start of February 2016, the Trust received an application from the BBC Executive to remove restrictions prohibiting Freesat from offering pay sports services delivered via the internet...
Publication of BBC Trust minutes from February meeting
07.04.16: Minutes from the BBC Trust meeting held on 23 February 2016 have been published today...
Publication of the latest BBC Trust Editorial Standards Committee bulletin
31.03.16: The Trust’s Editorial Standards Committee acts as the final arbiter of appeals if complainants are unhappy with the way their initial complaints have been dealt with by BBC management...
Conflicts of interest for BBC senior managers
15.03.16: The Trust has published its conclusions following an evaluation by the BBC of the processes for handling conflicts of interest for senior managers...
Trust approves BBC's guidelines for coverage of May 2016 elections
11.03.16: The Trust has approved final BBC’s Election Guidelines for elections taking place in May 2016, following an eight week public consultation...
Trust publishes allocation criteria for Referendum Campaign Broadcasts on the BBC
10.03.16: The Trust has today published the allocation criteria for official campaign broadcasts which will be shown on the BBC ahead of the EU Referendum in June 2016...
BBC local services are unique and highly valued, but they must evolve to remain relevant and appealing, Trust review finds
09.03.16: The BBC Trust has today published the conclusions of its review of BBC Local Radio and local news and current affairs in England...
Publication of the latest BBC Trust ESC and CAB bulletins
08.03.16: The Trust’s Editorial Standards Committee acts as the final arbiter of appeals if complainants are unhappy with the way their initial complaints have been dealt with by BBC management...
What's at stake in Charter Review
02.03.16: Speech by Rona Fairhead, BBC Trust Chairman, to the 2016 Oxford Media Convention...
BBC Trust response to outcome of the Government's BBC Charter Review Public Consultation
01.03.16: Following the Government’s publication of the outcome of its BBC Charter Review Public Consultation today, the BBC Trust has issued the following statement...
BBC Trust statement following the publication of Sir David Clementi's review into the governance and regulation of the BBC
01.03.16: Following publication today of Sir David Clementi’s review of the governance and regulation of the BBC, BBC Trust Chairman Rona Fairhead said...
Publication of the Dame Janet Smith review
25.02.16: The BBC Trust has today published in full the report by Dame Janet Smith DBE of her inquiry into the BBC’s culture and practices during the Jimmy Savile and Stuart Hall years...
Publication of the latest BBC Trust ESC bulletin
18.02.16: The Trust’s Editorial Standards Committee acts as the final arbiter of appeals if complainants are unhappy with the way their initial complaints have been dealt with by BBC management. The BBC Trust Editorial Standards Committee bulletin from its December 2015 and January 2016 meetings is now available...
Trust publishes guidelines for the BBC’s coverage of the Referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union
18.02.16: Following a public consultation last year, the BBC Trust has today published the final set of guidelines which will assist BBC journalists and content producers reporting on the European Union membership referendum.
Trust confirms S4C funding for 2017/18
17.02.16: Welsh language channel S4C will receive £74.5m funding from the BBC in 2017/18, the BBC Trust confirmed today in a letter from Chairman Rona Fairhead to the S4C Authority Chair Huw Jones.
Outcome of Editorial Appeal by the Green Party of England and Wales
17.02.16: The BBC Trust’s Editorial Standards Committee considered an appeal by the Green Party of England and Wales against the decision by the BBC Executive not to allocate it party political broadcasts in England in Spring 2016.
Trust approves Party Election Broadcasts criteria for May 2016 elections
11.02.16: The Trust has today published final allocation criteria which will be used by the BBC Executive to decide which political parties (or potentially in the case of mayoral elections individual candidates) will be eligible for a Party Election Broadcast on the BBC ahead of the following elections due to take place on 5 May 2016...
BBC Trust to tighten fair trading safeguards
11.02.16: Fair trading rules are working well, but can be made more transparent and put under greater independent oversight, the BBC Trust has found...
Trust statement following CMS committee's report on BBC Charter Review
11.02.16: Following the publication today of a report looking at BBC Charter Review by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, a Trust spokesperson said...
BBC Studios: Audiences would benefit but proposals need further rigorous scrutiny, cautions Trust
10.02.16: The BBC’s plans to turn in-house TV production into a commercial venture as BBC Studios would bring potential benefits to audiences but need significant further scrutiny, the BBC Trust says today...
Publication of Trust minutes from December 2015
08.02.16: Minutes from the BBC Trust meeting held on Thursday 17 December have been published today...
Chairman's letter to Secretary of State
04.02.16: Letter from Trust Chairman Rona Fairhead to John Whittingdale, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport...
Trust publishes 2016 work plan
04.02.16: The BBC Trust has published its work plan for 2016, setting out its priorities and key areas of work until the end of the current Charter period on 31 December 2016...
Publication of the latest BBC Trust ESC and CAB bulletins
03.02.16: The Trust’s Editorial Standards Committee acts as the final arbiter of appeals if complainants are unhappy with the way their initial complaints have been dealt with by BBC management. The BBC Trust Editorial Standards Committee bulletin from its November and December meetings is now available...
Publication of Trustee expenses and hospitality April – September 2015
26.01.15: The BBC Trust has today published Trustees' individual expenses from April to September 2015, as well as the Trustees' hospitality register for the same period...
Dame Janet Smith Review
21.01.16: BBC Trust Chairman Rona Fairhead said: "The review deals with very troubling issues and we are grateful to all those affected who have had the courage to speak to Dame Janet Smith. Our thoughts are with them...
Protecting BBC independence: Trust calls for proper process for setting BBC funding to be written into the Charter
19.01.16: A proper process for setting the BBC’s funding should be built into the new Charter for the first time, the Trust argues today...
Publication of BBC Trust minutes
14.01.16: Minutes from the BBC Trust meetings held on Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 November and Thursday 3 December have been published today...
We welcome BBC’s proposals for the future but not if we’ll lose existing services, public tells Trust consultation
13.01.16: The views of 11, 583 people who responded to a public consultation on the BBC’s proposals for its future have been published today by the BBC Trust...