A Review of the Governance and Regulation of the BBC Sir David Clementi March 2016 1 2 A Review of the Governance and Regulation of the BBC Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport by Command of Her Majesty March 2016 Cm 9209 1 © Crown copyright 2016 This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3 or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email:
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[email protected] Print ISBN 9781474128131 Web ISBN 9781474128148 ID 10021601 03/16 Printed on paper containing 75% recycled fibre content minimum Printed in the UK by the Williams Lea Group on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office 2 CONTENTS Foreword 4 Summary of Main Recommendations 7 Chapter 1: Models of Governance and Regulation 12 Chapter 2: Mechanisms of Governance and Regulation 43 Chapter 3: Engagement with the Public 61 Chapter 4: Editorial Standards and Complaint Systems 71 Appendix 1. Terms of Reference 85 Appendix 2. List of Parties Consulted 86 Appendix 3. Table of Recommendations 89 Appendix 4. Oversight of BBC Output 93 3 FOREWORD To the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 1.