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Trust minutes 2012

The full ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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.

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 19 December 2012

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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.

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 18 December 2012


ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 13 December 2012


ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 22 November 2012 

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ non-executive director
  • Consideration of the level of fees paid to non-executive directors
  • Reports from Trust committees and National Trustees.

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 15 November 2012


ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 11 November 2012


ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 10 November 2012 (8.45PM)


ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 10 November 2012 (2.30PM)


ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 8 November 2012


ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 1 November 2012


ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 29 October 2012


ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 22 October 2012


ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 18 October 2012

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Online and the Red Button service.
  • Consideration of the Executive's "Review of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s freelance engagement model".
  • Discussion on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Television programme supply and production.
  • Consideration of the strategic partnership between the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ and Welsh language broadcaster S4C.
  • Reports from Trust committees and Audience Councils.

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 16 October 2012


ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 12 October 2012


ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 20 September 2012

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Monitoring.
  • Consideration of the terms of reference for the Trust’s impartiality review on how the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ achieves breadth of opinion in its reporting.
  • Discussion on the Executive’s quarterly finance report.
  • A presentation on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½’s Olympics coverage.
  • Reports from Trust committees and Audience Councils.

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 19 July 2012

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust met on 19 July 2012 at ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ North in Salford.

Key items of business included:

  • Discussion on the draft ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ commercial framework.
  • Consideration of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½’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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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. 

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 4 July 2012


ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 21 June 2012

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust met on 21 June 2012 at the Trust offices in Great Portland Street, London.

Key items of business included:

  • Consideration of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Annual Report and Accounts for 2011-12
  • Consideration of the Trust’s impartiality and accuracy review of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ coverage of the "Arab Spring"
  • Discussion on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½’s arrangements for the training of staff and for promoting equal opportunities
  • Reports from Trust committees and Audience Councils.

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 24 May 2012

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ complaints framework
  • Discussion on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s commercial framework
  • Discussion on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s strategy for its performing groups
  • Consideration of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Annual Report and Accounts
  • A presentation on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s coverage of The Queen's Diamond Jubilee
  • Reports from Trust committees and Audience Councils.

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 23 May 2012


ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 26 April 2012

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust met on 26 April 2012 at ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Bristol. 

Key items of business included:

  • Consideration of implementation of new ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ strategy, Delivering Quality First
  • Consideration of Trust reviews of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Asian Network and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Local Radio
  • Discussion on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ performance in different parts of the UK
  • Discussion on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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.

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 29 March 2012


ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 21 March 2012 

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Budget 2012-13
  • Discussion on the implementation of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ strategy, Delivering Quality First
  • Consideration of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Broadcasting Agreement
  • Reports from Trust committees and Audience Councils.

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 16 February 2012

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s complaints process
  • Consideration of the Trust's review of the syndication of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12
  • Reports from Trust committees and Audience Councils.

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 19 January 2012

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ strategy, Delivering Quality First
  • Consideration of the Trust reviews of Radio 5 Live and 5 Live Sports Extra and of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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.

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 18 January 2012


ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust meeting, 11 January 2012