BBC regulation and Operating Framework

29 March 2017

Effective from 3 April 2017, Ofcom became the BBC's first external regulator.

Ofcom review of proposed BBC Scotland television channel

The BBC has published its proposal to launch a new television channel for Scotland.

This page gathers together the different parts of the operating licence and Operating Framework.

The Charter gives Ofcom responsibility for regulating the content standards of the BBC’s television, radio and on-demand programmes.

Ofcom must consider the impacts of the BBC’s activities on fair and effective competition

Ofcom is tasked with holding the BBC to account in relation to its output and services, using the range of regulatory tools at our disposal.

Under the Charter, Ofcom must enforce compliance by the BBC with specified requirements.

How to make a complaint about something you've seen or heard on a BBC TV channel, radio station or BBC iPlayer.