BBC Board

The Board is responsible for ensuring we deliver our mission and public purposes. It does this by setting:

• the strategic direction for the BBC
• the creative remit for the BBC’s editorial and creative output and services
• the BBC’s budget and ensuring value for money
• a framework for assessing performance of the BBC’s UK public services and BBC World Service
• a framework for the ways in which the BBC must handle complaints
• a policy on the distribution of the UK Public Services
• a strategy and governance arrangements for the BBC’s commercial activities
• a policy on material changes to the BBC’s public service activities and commercial activities.

The Board must uphold and protect the independence of the BBC and make its decisions in the public interest. It is accountable for all of our activities including the publicly funded services, and our commercial activities in the UK and around the world.

The Board demonstrates we are meeting our obligations through the publication of two key governance documents: The Annual Plan and the Annual report and accounts.

The Board has delegated some of its functions to a number of committees.

Members

The Board is led by a non-executive Chair, Samir Shah, and consists of ten non-executive members, including the Chair, and four executive members including the BBC’s Director-General and Editor-in-Chief, Tim Davie, who chairs the Executive Committee.

Four of the non-executive members are specifically appointed as members for each of the nations of the UK.

The Chairman and the non-executive members for the nations are appointed by HM The King on the recommendation of Ministers while the other members of the Board are appointed by the BBC through the Board’s Nominations and Governance committee.