BBC Trust

The full BBC Trust meets each month, except August. The minutes are published in this section. Within two weeks of each meeting a summary of the topics covered is published. The minutes themselves go to the next Trust meeting for approval and are published on this site within three weeks of that meeting.

BBC Trust meeting, 19 December 2012

The BBC Trust met on 19 December 2012 at the Trust offices in Great Portland Street, London.

Key items of business included:

• Discussion following publication of the Pollard and MacQuarrie reports
• Consideration of the Executive’s interim report on its review of sexual harassment and bullying, child protection and whistleblowing
• Consideration of the Executive’s finance report for the six months to the end of September 2012
• Consideration of the Trust’s programme of service reviews for 2013-14
• Reports from Trust committees and National Trustees.

BBC Trust meeting, 18 December 2012

BBC Trust meeting, 13 December 2012

BBC Trust meeting, 22 November 2012 

The BBC Trust met on 22 November 2012 at the Trust offices in Great Portland Street, London.

Key items of business included:

• The appointment of a new Director-General
• An update on the progress with the Pollard Inquiry into the cancelled Newsnight investigation into Jimmy Savile
• Consideration of the reappointment of a BBC non-executive director
• Consideration of the level of fees paid to non-executive directors
• Reports from Trust committees and National Trustees.

BBC Trust meeting, 15 November 2012

BBC Trust meeting, 11 November 2012

BBC Trust meeting, 10 November 2012 (8.45PM)

BBC Trust meeting, 10 November 2012 (2.30PM)

BBC Trust meeting, 8 November 2012

BBC Trust meeting, 1 November 2012

BBC Trust meeting, 29 October 2012

BBC Trust meeting, 22 October 2012

BBC Trust meeting, 18 October 2012

The BBC Trust met on 18 October 2012 at the Trust offices in Great Portland Street, London.

Key items of business included:

• Consideration of the Trust's review of service licences.
• Consideration of the terms of reference for the Trust's review of BBC Online and the Red Button service.
• Consideration of the Executive's "Review of the BBC's freelance engagement model".
• Discussion on BBC Television programme supply and production.
• Consideration of the strategic partnership between the BBC and Welsh language broadcaster S4C.
• Reports from Trust committees and Audience Councils.

BBC Trust meeting, 16 October 2012

BBC Trust meeting, 12 October 2012

BBC Trust meeting, 20 September 2012

The BBC Trust met on 20 September 2012 at the Trust offices in Great Portland Street, London.

Key items of business included:

• Consideration of the interim conclusions of the Executive’s Transforming International News project.
• Consideration of proposals relating to BBC Monitoring.
• Consideration of the terms of reference for the Trust’s impartiality review on how the BBC achieves breadth of opinion in its reporting.
• Discussion on the Executive’s quarterly finance report.
• A presentation on the BBC’s Olympics coverage.
• Reports from Trust committees and Audience Councils.

BBC Trust meeting, 19 July 2012

The BBC Trust met on 19 July 2012 at BBC North in Salford.

Key items of business included:

• Discussion on the draft BBC commercial framework.
• Consideration of the BBC’s plans around the Government’s objective to establish a local television network in the UK.
• Consideration of the draft Operating Agreement between the Trust and Welsh language broadcaster, S4C.
• Consideration of the terms of reference for the Trust’s review of the Window of Creative Competition (in which BBC in-house and independent producers can compete on equal terms for a proportion of network commissioned television hours).
• A presentation on editorial standards.
• Reports from Trust committees and Audience Councils. 

BBC Trust meeting, 4 July 2012

BBC Trust meeting, 21 June 2012

The BBC Trust met on 21 June 2012 at the Trust offices in Great Portland Street, London.

Key items of business included:

• Consideration of the BBC Annual Report and Accounts for 2011-12
• Consideration of the Trust’s impartiality and accuracy review of BBC coverage of the "Arab Spring"
• Discussion on the BBC’s arrangements for the training of staff and for promoting equal opportunities
• Reports from Trust committees and Audience Councils.

BBC Trust meeting, 24 May 2012

The BBC Trust met on 24 May 2012 at the Trust offices in Great Portland Street, London.

Key items of business included:

• Consideration of the Trust's review of the BBC complaints framework
• Discussion on the BBC's commercial framework
• Discussion on the BBC's strategy for its performing groups
• Consideration of the BBC's Annual Report and Accounts
• A presentation on the BBC's coverage of The Queen's Diamond Jubilee
• Reports from Trust committees and Audience Councils.

BBC Trust meeting, 23 May 2012

BBC Trust meeting, 26 April 2012

The BBC Trust met on 26 April 2012 at BBC Bristol. 

Key items of business included:

• Consideration of implementation of new BBC strategy, Delivering Quality First
• Consideration of Trust reviews of BBC Asian Network and BBC Local Radio
• Discussion on BBC performance in different parts of the UK
• Discussion on BBC commercial framework
• Consideration of arrangements between Trust and Department for Culture, Media and Sport relating to broadband roll-out
• Consideration of Trust’s board evaluation exercise
• Reports from Trust committees and Audience Councils.

BBC Trust meeting, 29 March 2012

BBC Trust meeting, 21 March 2012 

The BBC Trust met on 21 March 2012 at the Trust offices in Great Portland Street, London.

Key items of business included:

• Discussion on Purpose Remit Survey findings
• Consideration of the Trust work plan 2012-13
• Consideration of the BBC Budget 2012-13
• Discussion on the implementation of the BBC strategy, Delivering Quality First
• Consideration of the BBC World Service Broadcasting Agreement
• Reports from Trust committees and Audience Councils.

BBC Trust meeting, 16 February 2012

The BBC Trust met on 16 February 2012 at the Trust offices in Great Portland Street, London.

Key items of business included:

• Consideration of proposals for improving the BBC's complaints process
• Consideration of the Trust's review of the syndication of BBC on-demand content
• An update on the Government's local TV policy, including discussion on funding arrangements
• Discussion on the Trust review of service licences
• Discussion on the structure and content of the Trust's part of the BBC Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12
• Reports from Trust committees and Audience Councils.

BBC Trust meeting, 19 January 2012

The BBC Trust met on 19 January 2012 at the Trust offices in Great Portland Street, London.

Key items of business included:

• Discussion on the implementation of the new BBC strategy, Delivering Quality First
• Consideration of the Trust reviews of Radio 5 Live and 5 Live Sports Extra and of the BBC News and Parliament channels
• Consideration of proposals to make Olympics content available to TV platforms via the Red Button service and electronic programme guide listings
• Discussion on topics for Trust impartiality seminars
• Consideration of terms of reference for the Trust's International Services Committee
• Reports from Trust committees and Audience Councils.

BBC Trust meeting, 18 January 2012

BBC Trust meeting, 11 January 2012