Source · National Audit Office
BBC savings and reform
Published: 17 Dec 2021
Recommendations: 4
Type: Value for Money
NAO confirmed: 4
Department: Unknown (358)
This report examines the BBC’s progress in delivering its savings and reform programme.
Recommendations
| Rec | Recommendation | Addressee | Acceptance | Implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
In order to maximise its ability to deliver the savings likely to be required by the new licence fee settlement, the BBC must:
• improve the information it collects on its savings programme to include data on the impact of its savings measures. This should include consideration of the risk that relatively short-term content savings measures reduce the long-term value for money of the intellectual property generated
Ref Page 13, paragraph 21, first bullet point
· Implemented Q1 2023-24
|
BBC | Accepted | Implemented ✓ NAO |
| 2 |
• undertake more consistent identification and dissemination of lessons arising from its delivery of savings measures;
Ref Page 13, paragraph 21, second bullet point
· Implemented Q1 2023-24
|
BBC | Accepted | Implemented ✓ NAO |
| 3 |
• expand its use of internal cost and efficiency benchmarking for areas such as Nations and News where external benchmarking is limited; and
Ref Page 13, paragraph 21, third bullet point
· Implemented Q2 2024-25
|
BBC | Accepted | Implemented ✓ NAO |
| 4 |
• ensure it implements the lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and pursues further standardisation of operations across the organisation in order to deliver further savings while also ensuring that it has sufficient capacity to continue its operations and deliver a resilient service to its audience
Ref Page 13, paragraph 21, fourth bullet point
· Implemented Q3 2022-23
|
BBC | Accepted | Implemented ✓ NAO |