This is a summary of subjects discussed and conclusions reached by the members of the English National Forum. 1. Attendance The English National Forum (ENF) met on Monday and Tuesday, 24-25 January 2005 at the BBC's Media Centre, White City, London. Eleven of the 12 members attended, with one apology and deputy BBC managers present throughout the main meeting on 25 January were: Andy Griffee (Controller English Regions), Louise Hall (Secretary English Regions), Fiona Lynch (Public Accountability Manager, English Regions) and Bernie Fitzpatrick (Public Accountability Manager, English Regions). Nicholas Kroll (Director of Governance), Craig Henderson (Head of Programming, English Regions) and Liz Munro (Head of Compliance & Complaints, English Regions) attended for parts of the meeting. 2. Routine Business Ranjit Sondhi reported on the main business conducted at Board of Governors meetings during October, November and December. Members discussed the raising of issues at an ENF VIP reception on the evening of 24 January to which a number of senior BBC executives and channel controllers had been invited. Building Public Value, the BBC's vision paper for its future, had been discussed in detail at the autumn RAC meetings. Following this several RACs held an additional meeting to discuss the proposals in more depth. The chairs of these councils summarised their members' views. Tessa Gordziejko confirmed she would chair the February meeting of the External Assessors, who were looking at a number of the BBC's Community Buses, on behalf of the ENF. Louise Hall told members who the assessors were and their professional backgrounds. 3. Main Agenda Items English Regions Accountability Structure: Nicholas Kroll updated members on the progress of the new Governance Unit which had been set up to provide greater support and independence for the Governors. His teams would monitor performance, deal with regulatory issues, help the Governors establish their areas of responsibility and build relationships with the advisory structures in the Nations and Regions. It would be fully operational by 1 April. ENF members shared with him their views of the new Unit and the implications for the advisory structure in the English Regions. Building Public Value: Re-Prioritisation in the English Regions: Andy Griffee presented members with an overview of the impact of Building Public Value on the English Regions. He outlined the savings, key issues and timetable he was working to, and the potential English Regions' programme and service developments they would allow for. RAC Programme Reviews: ENF members summarised their views of the BBC's news coverage of the tsunami disaster and Jerry Springer - The Opera. They went on to report on their members' reviews of The Politics Show, Children in Need, British Isles: A Natural History, Who Do You Think You Are? and Fat Nation. ENF Presentation to the Board of Governors: It was agreed that Richard Mais, Tessa Gordziejko and Keith Gilfillan would represent the ENF at its Annual Performance Review with the Board of Governors in April. Members discussed the key issues that had emerged from their RACs so far. They would be included in the ENF Annual Report. Draft RAC/LAC Business cycle 2005/6: Louise Hall presented the draft 2005/6 business cycle which, with some minor amendments, was approved. ENF Seminar 2005: Louise Hall outlined the draft outline and itinerary for the 2005 seminar which would explore aspects of media literacy. Every RAC and LAC Chair would be invited, as would an additional RAC member, at the Chairs' discretion. | 
