Fine print

The section of Jeremy Hunt's letter to the BBC Trust on BBC World Service.

• The Government will continue to fund World Service at CSR-agreed levels for 2011/12, 2012/13 and 2013/14. The BBC will be allowed to fund any World Service restructuring costs, at its discretion, during this period. The World Service will become part of the licence fee funded BBC from 2014/15.

• The BBC Trust sets the overall strategic direction of the BBC including the World Service.

• The BBC is independent in all matters concerning the content of World Service output, the times and manner in which this is supplied and in the management of its affairs. The BBC’s Editorial Guidelines, Values and Standards are set by the BBC Trust and apply to the BBC World Service.
   
• The BBC will continue as now to set the objectives, priorities and targets for the BBC World Service with the Foreign Secretary and to obtain the written approval of the Foreign Secretary for the opening or closure of any language service.
   
• After extracting an efficiency dividend, the BBC will commit to providing sufficient investment in World Service to support its current plans for the period.

And the portion on BBC Monitoring

• The Government will continue to fund BBC Monitoring at CSR-agreed levels for 2011/12 and 2012/13.
• BBC Monitoring will become part of the licence fee-funded BBC from 2013/14.
• BBC will agree a new framework for the adequate supply of monitoring services to the Government.