BBC Trust

A major theme of the BBC Trust’s work over the past ten years has been to ensure that the BBC’s network services better serve and reflect the four Nations of an increasingly devolved UK. In 2008 the Trust carried out an impartiality review of BBC News and Current Affairs’ network coverage of the Nations. That review assessed the amount, clarity and depth of coverage and drew on bespoke content analysis from Cardiff University. Thereafter the Trust continued to monitor progress, commissioning further content analysis in 2010 as well as regular reports from the BBC Executive.

The Trust is now publishing new content analyses carried out by Cardiff University in 2015 and 2016. Together, these two studies illuminate both points of progress and of concern. We also publish the Executive’s response to its findings and the Trust’s conclusions, including recommendations for ongoing improvement and future scrutiny in this area. 

Cardiff University research

The Trust's conclusions and BBC Executive's response