Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 17
17
The settlements that emerge from licence fee negotiations typically result in the BBC making some...
Conclusion
The settlements that emerge from licence fee negotiations typically result in the BBC making some financial gains and some losses.30 We asked the BBC why, going into its latest negotiation, it was not better prepared, for example, by modelling potential fundamental changes to the TV licence such as a licence fee freeze (as occurred in 2010). The BBC said that it is fully prepared in those areas where it has full control of its arrangements, such as its commercial return and its cost base, but, where it does not have full control, such as changes to the licence fee, there is still plenty of time before the new settlement comes into force for it to revise its budgets.31 Making difficult choices
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The BBC will respond directly to the Committee to the recommendations in the Committee’s report.