A Bill to require the BBC to enable licence fee payers to vote on its strategic direction and aspects of senior salaries and programming, including referenda on particular issues; to provide for election of the BBC Trust and the non-executive members of the BBC Executive Board by licence fee payers; to make other provision relating to the governance of the BBC; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
1 May 2012
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This bill would give licence fee payers a direct say in the BBC’s direction and on some major decisions. It would allow licence fee payers to vote on the BBC’s strategy, certain senior salaries and programming through referenda, and would enable them to elect the BBC Trust and non‑executive members of the BBC Executive Board. It also introduces governance reforms to the BBC’s structure and oversight.
The bill is currently at the 2nd Reading in the Commons; the record shows it has had the 1st Reading and 2nd Reading, with no further progression documented in the provided information.
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