Governance

The BBC World Service Corporate Governance Framework

BBC World Service is funded by a Parliamentary Grant-in-Aid, administered by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) of the British government.

Operationally, BBC World Service is part of the BBC. The FCO, in close consultation with BBC World Service, is involved in the process of deciding which languages are broadcast, but production and editorial control rests entirely with the BBC.

The relationship between BBC World Service and the FCO is governed by two documents: the Broadcasting Agreement, which sets out the aims and objectives of BBC World Service and provisions for performance assessment; and, the Financial Memorandum, which sets out the financial arrangements.

The BBC World Service Board is operationally responsible for complying with these two documents.

Within the BBC ultimate responsibility for BBC World Service is vested in the BBC Trust, which is the sovereign body of the corporation. The BBC Trust and the BBC executive Board ensure that BBC World Service operates responsibly and maintains high standards of editorial integrity and content.

The respective responsibilities of the BBC Trust and the BBC executive Board relating to the operation of BBC World Service are outlined in a protocol published by the BBC Trust.

This and the following pages contain reports on BBC World Service’s policies, procedures and compliance on governance matters, namely:

• click BBC World Service Responsibility Statement
• click BBC Executive Board Report on BBC World Service Trading Protocolsclick
• click Statement on Internal Control
• click Our People
• click Compliance and Accountability

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