The Privy Council: history, functions and membership
A briefing paper on the history, functions and membership of the Privy Council

There will be a debate on the BBC Charter and the closure of regional TV news programmes in Westminster Hall on 12 July 2022 at 9:30. This debate will be led by Rob Butler MP.
CDP-20220136 (2 MB , PDF)
The closure of regional TV news programmes has been recently announced as part of plans to “move decisively to a digital-first BBC to better deliver value for all audiences”.
Included in these changes are the merger of South Today in Oxford with the regional programme in Southampton and the Cambridge based version of BBC Look East to merge with the broadcast from Norwich.
The move has been challenged for being “in contravention of the BBC charter, which says that all audiences should be able to engage fully with major local issues”.
CDP-20220136 (2 MB , PDF)
A briefing paper on the history, functions and membership of the Privy Council
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