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BBC charter review should be conducted faster, says culture minister BBC charter review should be conducted faster, says culture minister
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Culture minister Ed Vaizey has suggested the BBC's charter renewal need not be as protracted as the last renegotiation nearly a decade ago and ruled out any changes to the BBC Trust.Culture minister Ed Vaizey has suggested the BBC's charter renewal need not be as protracted as the last renegotiation nearly a decade ago and ruled out any changes to the BBC Trust.
Vaizey said he wanted the process of charter review – the BBC's royal charter is due to be renewed at the beginning of 2017 – to be a "public process engaging as many people as possible".Vaizey said he wanted the process of charter review – the BBC's royal charter is due to be renewed at the beginning of 2017 – to be a "public process engaging as many people as possible".
But he added: "The last government conducted a three-year process of charter review. Whether that is necessary again is a matter for some contemplation and debate."But he added: "The last government conducted a three-year process of charter review. Whether that is necessary again is a matter for some contemplation and debate."
The BBC Trust and its chairman, Lord Patten, have come under fire over their handling of the Jimmy Savile saga and the corporation's response to the crisis, as well as the big payoff awarded to former director general George Entwistle and the manner of the appointment of his successor, Tony Hall.The BBC Trust and its chairman, Lord Patten, have come under fire over their handling of the Jimmy Savile saga and the corporation's response to the crisis, as well as the big payoff awarded to former director general George Entwistle and the manner of the appointment of his successor, Tony Hall.
Speaking at a Westminster Hall debate on the governance of the BBC on Wednesday afternoon, Vaizey said: "We are content with the model [of the BBC Trust] at the moment, but there is no doubt at all that people will have views as we undertake charter review.Speaking at a Westminster Hall debate on the governance of the BBC on Wednesday afternoon, Vaizey said: "We are content with the model [of the BBC Trust] at the moment, but there is no doubt at all that people will have views as we undertake charter review.
"We don't want to change the BBC Trust model, but we do want to have an open debate about the future and issues to do with the BBC.""We don't want to change the BBC Trust model, but we do want to have an open debate about the future and issues to do with the BBC."
Patten is due to give evidence, alongside Hall, to members of the Commons culture, media and sport select committee on Thursday.Patten is due to give evidence, alongside Hall, to members of the Commons culture, media and sport select committee on Thursday.
It will be Hall's first appearance before MPs since he was appointed director general and he is likely to face a grilling about how the BBC plans to move on after the Savile scandal, along with his handling of recent rows over anti-Thatcher song Ding Dong! the Witch is Dead and John Sweeney's Panorama documentary on North Korea.It will be Hall's first appearance before MPs since he was appointed director general and he is likely to face a grilling about how the BBC plans to move on after the Savile scandal, along with his handling of recent rows over anti-Thatcher song Ding Dong! the Witch is Dead and John Sweeney's Panorama documentary on North Korea.
Vaizey said he had "full confidence in the chairman of the trust and in the current trustees" but said it was "quite clear the trust must rebuild trust in the BBC and in the BBC Trust itself".Vaizey said he had "full confidence in the chairman of the trust and in the current trustees" but said it was "quite clear the trust must rebuild trust in the BBC and in the BBC Trust itself".
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