The Public Accounts Committee publishes reports which evaluate BBC’s critical projects. The report highlights that the government has a key role in oversight on behalf of license fee payers. According to the Parliament.org.uk since the Digital Media Initiative project got cancelled in 2013, and led to a cost of nearly 100 million pounds from the fee payers, the BBC has strengthened its oversight of and reporting on critical projects. “The BBC is subjecting its critical projects to more effective scrutiny, underpinned by more frequent and timely reporting to the Executive and the BBC Trust”, mentions the Parliament.org.uk.
Additionally, the report highlights that the BBC has to ensure a robust process, which means has to be clear at an early stage about what projects will contribute to improve services for the audience, in order to encourage openness and transparency when problems arise, and to guarantee there is not scope for confusion over who is accountable for delivering each project.

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