BBC Trust
Continuing the theme of openness and transparency that have underpinned the current Charter Review process, we are giving the public the opportunity to suggest questions which could be used at interview for the new BBC Trust.
The interviews are due to take place in September and we would welcome your thoughts on the sort of questions that may be used to help select the best people for the job. Questions will have to be relevant to the criteria set out in the role specification (pdf 79kb)
If you would like to suggest a question to ask prospective members at interview, please send it to bbctrustquestions@culture.gsi.gov.uk by Friday 11 August.
The selection panel will consider questions suggested by members of the public, and those with most relevance to the criteria will be used in interview.
Background to the BBC Trust Appointments Under the new BBC Charter, the current Board of Governors will be replaced by two new bodies – the BBC Trust and a separate Executive Board.
The BBC Trust will represent the interests of licence fee payers, ensuring the BBC’s accountability to a greater extent than ever before. The Trust will define the performance criteria and measures against which the Executive Board’s delivery of the BBC’s services and activities will be judged, and will hold the Executive Board to account. It will make sure that the BBC operates in the public interest to deliver high quality and distinctive programmes and output, and value for money.
The Trust will have 12 members in total, and we are now in the middle of the campaign to appoint a Vice Chairman and up to seven members, including individuals to be designated members for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. They will join the Chairman, Michael Grade, and three other members (including a member designated for Scotland) who will transfer from the Board of Governors to the new Trust.
The deadline for applications has now closed but we are inviting members of the public to suggest questions which could be used at interview.
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