<div dir="ltr"><div>Ofcom is consulting on detailed proposals for how it will regulate the <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/bbc-performance">BBC’s performance</a> under its new Royal Charter which outlines how it should deliver for audiences.</div><div><br></div><div>Ofcom becomes the first independent, external regulator of the BBC on 3 April. Ofcom's role is to hold the Corporation to account against the delivery of its public purposes while its new unitary board will govern and run the BBC.</div><div><br></div><div>Ofcom will carefully monitor the BBC through annual performance reviews, a ‘health check’ halfway through the new 11-year Charter, and scrutiny of the BBC’s forthcoming annual plan on how it will fulfil its requirements.</div><div><br></div><div>The new Charter sets clear objectives for the BBC to serve audiences, and puts a sharpened focus on distinctive, creative and high quality programmes.</div><div><br></div><div>Ofcom's draft ‘<a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/99520/bbc-draft-licence.pdf">operating licence</a>’ sets clear requirements on the BBC that are achievable and affordable within existing licence fee funding, and which will uphold the quality of the BBC’s programmes.</div><div><br></div><div>The closing date for responses to the consultation is <b>17 July</b>.</div><div><br></div><div>Ofcom has also published a suite of other documents today, including an ‘<a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/ofcom-and-the-bbc/the-operating-framework">operating framework</a>’, which sets out its regulatory approach for the BBC.</div><div><br></div><div>These are available to view on the <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/ofcom-and-the-bbc">Ofcom website</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>\\</div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Community Media Association</div><div>-- <br><a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk/</a><br><a href="http://twitter.com/community_media" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/community_media</a><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation</a><br><br>Canstream Internet Radio & Video<br><a href="http://www.canstream.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.canstream.co.uk/</a><br><a href="https://twitter.com/canstream" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/canstream</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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