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The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Corporate Governance Framework

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service is funded by a Parliamentary Grant-in-Aid, administered by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) of the British government.

Operationally, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service is part of the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ. The FCO, in close consultation with ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service, is involved in the process of deciding which languages are broadcast, but production and editorial control rests entirely with the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ.

The relationship between ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service and the FCO is governed by two documents: the Broadcasting Agreement, which sets out the aims and objectives of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service and provisions for performance assessment; and, the Financial Memorandum, which sets out the financial arrangements.

The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Board is operationally responsible for complying with these two documents.

Within the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ ultimate responsibility for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service is vested in the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Trust, which is the sovereign body of the corporation. The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Trust and the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ executive Board ensure that ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service operates responsibly and maintains high standards of editorial integrity and content.

The respective responsibilities of the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Trust and the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ executive Board relating to the operation of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service are outlined in a protocol published by the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Trust.

This and the following pages contain reports on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service’s policies, procedures and compliance on governance matters, namely:

• click ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Responsibility Statement
• click ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Executive Board Report on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Trading Protocolsclick
• click Statement on Internal Control
• click Our People
• click Compliance and Accountability

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