BBC’s bid to move spending out of London lacks clear plan

The BBC’s bid to move £700 million of spending out of London by March 2028 is being taken forward “without a clear plan”, a report by MPs has said.

The effort to move the spending out of London and into the nations and regions is part of the BBC’s Across the UK programme.The PAC’s inquiry also raises concerns that the risks and impacts of changes made to ATUK’s scope were not well enough understood by the BBC, with changes made to local services potentially disadvantaging certain groups.

“But as with every publicly-funded project, it is incumbent on the BBC to track what positive impact its spending is having at the same time. The report said the BBC’s reporting of ATUK, including in relation to local radio cuts, does not provide Parliament nor the public with a complete picture of progress and MPS are concerned the BBC is claiming benefits for ATUK publicly for activities that are not part of the programme when it is favourable for it to do so.

“The BBC considered moving £700 million of expenditure outside London to be a key measure of success of the programme, but the BBC did not give us a coherent explanation of the impact it expects to deliver for licence fee payers from this commitment. MPs also said the BBC’s confidence it will deliver on the goals of ATUK is “misplaced, given it is behind schedule in key areas”.

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