Amend BBC's Royal charter to bar and remove political advisers from BBC Board
Amend the BBC's Royal Charter to: a) bar anyone from the BBC Board who has held senior advisory roles in government or political party leadership in the past 10 years; and b) adjust legal thresholds to enable the removal of current board members with such affiliations.
Signatures
96
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 96/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 96/100,000
- 08 JAN 2026Petition opened for signaturesCreated by Christopher Power
Background
The BBC Charter requires impartiality, yet we feel board members with recent political ties compromise this principle. We think public confidence in the BBC’s independence is undermined when governance includes former government advisers or party strategists. We believe reforming the appointment process and removing partisan members will help to protect editorial neutrality and uphold democratic standards.
We believe this would restore impartiality and public trust.