Question follow-through · 88843

BBC: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to introduce an independent complaints system for the BBC.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
10 Nov 2025
Target answer date
12 Nov 2025
Answer
17 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to introduce an independent complaints system for the BBC.

  2. 12 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The principle of BBC First - where the BBC has the opportunity to try and resolve complaints about its content before consideration by Ofcom - was formalised by the current Charter. If a complainant is not satisfied by the BBC’s initial response to their ...

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