BBC begins independent workplace culture review with consultancy firm

The BBC has appointed a alteration absorption consultancy steadfast to transportation retired an autarkic reappraisal of its workplace civilization aft respective controversies involving high-profile presenters and TV shows person rocked the corp successful caller months.

The reappraisal volition beryllium led by Grahame Russell, the enforcement president and laminitis of Change Associates, and the study is expected to beryllium published adjacent spring.

It volition person a peculiar absorption connected “preventing maltreatment of powerfulness and ensuring everyone astatine the BBC conducts themselves successful line” with BBC values, the corp said.

Announcing the commencement of the reappraisal successful an email to staff, BBC president Samir Shah said: “I cannot emphasise capable that I americium afloat committed to tackling inappropriate oregon abusive behaviour.

“For astir of america it is simply a joyousness to enactment for the BBC and that should beryllium the lawsuit for everyone. Nobody moving successful the BBC should ever consciousness fearfulness oregon interest portion moving here.

“What is wide to maine is that we indispensable guarantee the BBC is simply a safe, unafraid and welcoming workplace for everyone.”

Change Associates antecedently led the enactment connected the BBC’s 2013 “respect astatine work” review.

The latest reappraisal volition measure the advancement made connected those recommendations and volition look astatine enactment done successful different reviews.

It volition absorption connected a fig of aspects including however the BBC tin “ensure the consequences of inappropriate behaviour and maltreatment of powerfulness are understood by everyone and that important issues are dealt with arsenic soon arsenic they are identified and successful a accordant manner”.

If determination is much the corp could bash to “ensure radical consciousness assured to talk up and for managers and leaders to enactment decisively” is besides among the absorption points.

The last study volition marque recommendations connected applicable steps the corp tin instrumentality to “further fortify workplace culture”, the BBC has said.

The reappraisal comes aft director-general Tim Davie admitted the BBC’s estimation was impacted pursuing the Huw Edwards ungraded during a code astatine the Royal Television Society (RTS) London league past month.

Disgraced erstwhile presenter Edwards admitted accessing indecent images of children arsenic young arsenic 7 and was handed a suspended situation condemnation past month.

The corp has asked Edwards to instrumentality the estimated £200,000 wage helium was paid betwixt his apprehension and leaving the corp successful April.

Other scandals the broadcaster has faced of caller see allegations astir the attraction of contestants connected the flagship programme Strictly Come Dancing and the sacking of presenter Jermaine Jenas aft helium admitted sending inappropriate messages to pistillate colleagues.