BBC: Public Appointments
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department will be (a) involved in and (b) make representations to the BBC on the appointment of a Director General.
Answered by Ian Murray
The BBC’s Royal Charter sets out that the Director General is appointed by the BBC’s Board, not the Government, and the process is led by the BBC Board’s Nominations and Governance Committee.
It will be for the BBC Board to set out its process for appointing a new DG in due course.
The Government stands ready to provide support, where it is requested and necessary.
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