Petition Create an independent commission to appoint the Chair and Board of the BBC

We want the BBC's Royal Charter to be amended to remove the Government's role in the appointment of the Chair and other Board members. These appointments should be made by a new commission, independent of Government.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

5,226 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 5,226 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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Date closed 17 September 2023
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