أغر؟´«أ½

The أغر؟´«أ½ has published its Executive Priorities and Summary Workplan for 2011/12, which includes the أغر؟´«أ½'s Statements of Programme Policy (SoPPs) for the year.

These publications are part of the أغر؟´«أ½'s commitment to openness and transparency, both to the أغر؟´«أ½ Trust and to licence fee payers, and will be published online each year.

The أغر؟´«أ½ Trust has set four over-arching objectives for the organisation between now and 2016:

• to increase the distinctiveness and quality of its output

• to improve the value for money it provides to licence fee payers

• to do more to serve all audiences

• to set new standards of openness and transparency

The أغر؟´«أ½ Summary Workplan sets out how these six-year objectives have been translated into annual objectives for أغر؟´«أ½ management and staff. It also highlights any notable or significant changes to أغر؟´«أ½ services and includes a high-level أغر؟´«أ½ budget for 2011/12.

The Statements of Programme Policy (SoPPs) set out the Controller's vision for each of the أغر؟´«أ½'s services for the coming year and any notable editorial developments or programmes.

The Workplan does not prejudice the outcome of the Delivering Quality First process which will present recommendations to the أغر؟´«أ½ Trust this summer.

Notes to Editors

The أغر؟´«أ½ Trust concluded during the Putting Quality First process that the أغر؟´«أ½ should publish an annual business plan in addition to Statements of Programme Policy for the year ahead. This is the first time that the أغر؟´«أ½ has published a Summary Workplan and outline budget.

Under the Communications Act 2003, each public service broadcaster must produce an annual statement identifying its commitments for delivering its public service remit in the year ahead. This is the tenth set of أغر؟´«أ½ statements.

The terms under which the أغر؟´«أ½ is required to produce statements for its public services are covered in the Revised Agreement with the Secretary of State approved by Parliament in December 2003.

It is the sole responsibility of the أغر؟´«أ½ Trust to monitor the أغر؟´«أ½'s performance against the statements and report their conclusions.

The regulatory programming quotas placed on the أغر؟´«أ½ which are monitored by Ofcom are in addition to SoPPs commitments. These are measured by Ofcom on a calendar year basis and compliance reported by the external regulator. The أغر؟´«أ½'s accounting year runs from 1 April to 31 March.

The full Workplan is available here:

أغر؟´«أ½ Press Office