From Seesaw to Wagon Wheel: safeguarding impartiality in the 21st century

On 18 June 2007 the BBC published a report on safeguarding its impartiality in the 21st century.

The report is the result of a project first commissioned by the BBC Board of Governors in conjunction with BBC management in November 2005 to identify the challenges and risks to impartiality. The report has been fully endorsed by the BBC Trust, the BBC Executive Board and the BBC Journalism Board.

Safeguarding impartiality in the 21st century, PDF (630KB)

Appendices to the report

Appendix A – impartiality steering group biographies, PDF (96.1KB)
Appendix B – Sparkler audience research report, PDF (595KB)
Appendix C – summary of Ipsos-MORI survey, PDF (184KB)
Appendix D – impartiality seminar – agenda and transcript, PDF (699KB)
Appendix E – extracts from the Agreement, PDF (29KB)
Appendix F – extracts from the BBC Editorial Guidelines, PDF (116KB)
Appendix G – extracts from the Neil Report, PDF (33.8KB)