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The ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Corporate Governance Framework

´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service is funded by a Parliamentary Grant-in-Aid, administered by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) of the British government.

Operationally, ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service is part of the ´óÏó´«Ã½. The FCO, in close consultation with ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service, is involved in the process of deciding which languages are broadcast, but production and editorial control rests entirely with the ´óÏó´«Ã½.

The relationship between ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service and the FCO is governed by two documents: the Broadcasting Agreement, which sets out the aims and objectives of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service and provisions for performance assessment; and, the Financial Memorandum, which sets out the financial arrangements.

The ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Board is operationally responsible for complying with these two documents.

Within the ´óÏó´«Ã½ ultimate responsibility for ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service is vested in the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Trust, which is the sovereign body of the corporation. The ´óÏó´«Ã½ Trust and the ´óÏó´«Ã½ executive Board ensure that ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service operates responsibly and maintains high standards of editorial integrity and content.

The respective responsibilities of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Trust and the ´óÏó´«Ã½ executive Board relating to the operation of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service are outlined in a protocol published by the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Trust.

This and the following pages contain reports on ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service’s policies, procedures and compliance on governance matters, namely:

• click ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Responsibility Statement
• click ´óÏó´«Ã½ Executive Board Report on ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Trading Protocolsclick
• click Statement on Internal Control
• click Our People
• click Compliance and Accountability

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