Charter Review - independent research

Market impact

The BBC Trust commissioned KPMG to conduct independent analysis in order to provide evidence about the BBC’s market impact in following questions asked in the Government's Green Paper.


Efficiency and value for money

PwC's independent work about BBC efficiency compared the BBC's overheads against public and private sector benchmarks.


Financial independence

The Trust commissioned independent research from the Policy Institute at King’s College London to explore ways to better protect the BBC's financial independence in the future.

The Trust also commissioned reports from Oxford University economist Professor Dieter Helm CBE, and City University’s Dr Xeni Dassiou, to look at the role that independent regulators play in determining funding requirements in other sectors and if there is any possible read-across to the BBC.