Trust confirms programme of service reviews for 2011

Date: 17.01.2011     Last updated: 23.09.2014 at 09.50
Category: Service reviews
The BBC Trust has confirmed which BBC services it will review in 2011. In line with its duty under the Charter to review all of the BBC's UK public services within a five year period, in 2011 the Trust will review all the services that it has not already covered or is not in the process of reviewing.




These are: Radio Five Live, Radio Five Live Sports Extra, BBC News Channel, BBC Parliament, BBC Local Radio and Asian Network.

The Trust will begin its reviews of Radio Five Live and Five Live Sports Extra early in 2011, followed by a separate review of the BBC News Channel and BBC Parliament.

In line with the Trust's commitment to transparency it has published this information on its intended programme of service licence reviews ahead of publication in spring 2011 of the Trust's full workplan for 2011/12. The service reviews are a routine part of the Trust's work.

The Trust issues each BBC service with a service licence, setting out what the Trust expects it to achieve and how much it can spend. More information on current service licences and the Trust's previous service licence reviews can be found here: Service licences and reviews.