Contribute to the BBC Charter public consultation

This consultation is open until 10 March and will be crucial in determining the future of the BBC. The government wants to hear from everyone – the general public, those working in the creative industries, researchers and industry organisations. This is an online survey which will take around 20-40 minutes to complete, depending on how much text you add to the comment boxes available throughout.

More information and the consultation can be found here

Some information drawn from the consultation text:

The BBC’s Royal Charter provides the constitutional basis of the BBC. The Charter defines the BBC’s Mission and Public Purposes and sets out how it is governed, regulated and funded. The next (10th) 10 year Charter will come into force on 1 January 2028.

These are the BBC’s current Public Purposes:

Public Purpose 1 - to provide impartial news and information to help people understand and engage with the world around them.
Public Purpose 2 - to support learning for people of all ages.
Public Purpose 3 - to show the most creative, highest quality and distinctive output and services.
Public Purpose 4 - to reflect, represent and serve the diverse communities of all the United Kingdom’s nations and regions and, in doing so, to support the creative economy across the United Kingdom.
Public Purpose 5 - to reflect the United Kingdom, its culture and values to the world.

Its Mission is 'to act in the public interest, serving all audiences through the provision of impartial, high-quality and distinctive outputs and services which inform, educate and entertain'.

The BBC continues to be used more than any other media provider in the UK, with 94% of adults using BBC services on average per month, while globally it reaches 453 million people each week. Since 2019, it is estimated that the BBC has contributed almost £5 billion each year to the UK economy. It is the single biggest investor in UK content, investing £1.2 billion in 2023 in original content - equivalent to 23% of all investment in UK original content. The BBC is also one of the UK’s greatest cultural exports and a source of national pride and soft power. It is recognised across the globe, with the BBC estimating over 1 billion visits to its online news in January 2025 alone.

However, the BBC’s value as a trusted and relevant British institution, and its ability to provide a range of essential services for communities, is under pressure. It is important to recognise that there have been recent, serious editorial and operational failings. The BBC itself acknowledges this and has committed to a number of steps in response. Beyond these recent issues, the BBC is operating in the context of a revolution in the media landscape that is challenging all broadcasters.

This Charter Review must support and empower the BBC to continue to adapt and evolve. It will therefore seek to identify and implement a range of strategic changes to futureproof the BBC and set the conditions so that it can thrive and continue to best serve the UK public in a new era of media and technology.

See the full list of questions in one place before starting the survey