Charter Review Publications
Review of the BBC's Royal Charter A strong BBC, independent of government
2nd March 2005
On 2 March 2005 the Secretary of State published the Green Paper which contains ideas for the future of the BBC. It looks at many of the strengths and weaknesses of the BBC which members of the public identified in our first consultation. This publication was followed by a public consultation which closed on 31 May 2005.
Green Paper Consultation Document
Review of the BBC’s Royal Charter A strong BBC, independent of government PDF (1.48mb) - Full Report
Review of the BBC’s Royal Charter A strong BBC, independent of government MS Word (1.18mb)
Your BBC, Your Say: Green Paper consultation leaflets
Your BBC, Your Say - PDF (64kb)
Eich BBC, Eich Barn - (Fersiwn cymraeg - Welsh Version) PDF (54kb)
Individal Key Green Paper Consultation Chapter
Summary PDF (115kb)
Key proposals and questions for further consultation PDF (151kb)
The role of the BBC PDF (330kb)
A changing landscape- building digital Britain PDF (174kb)
The BBC's constitution PDF (146kb)
Funding PDF (147kb)
Governance, regulation and accountability PDF (269kb)
Principles PDF (116kb)
Organisation and infrastructure PDF (165kb)
The scope of the BBC's publicly funded services PDF (183kb)
The scope of the regulation of commercial services PDF (152kb)
The system of public service broadcasting PDF (83kb)
Children's and Young People's version of the BBC Charter Review Green Paper
8th April 2005
Review of the BBC’s Royal Charter A strong BBC, independent of government PDF (56kb)
On 20 July 2004 Tessa Jowell published "What you said about the BBC" which contained the main findings of our consultation and research. The results of this consultation and research was used to help us inform the policy contained in the Green Paper. The table below shows the headline findings from "What you said" and the related policy options in the Green Paper.
Green Paper: Proposals relevant to the public concerns PDF (113kb)
Some of these documents are available online in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.
We can provide hard copies of the consultation document and other documents to meet the specific requirements of people with disabilities. Please contact the DCMS Publicity Unit: publications@culture.gsi.gov.uk