A Bill to create an independent body to monitor broadcasting impartiality at the British Broadcasting Corporation; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
4 May 2021
The Bill would establish an independent watchdog to monitor the impartiality of BBC broadcasting. It sets out the body's remit and powers to scrutinise BBC content and reporting, and to report findings back to Parliament. The Bill is currently at its second reading in the House of Commons.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons. After this stage it will typically move to committee stage for detailed scrutiny.
Generated 21 February 2026
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
