BBC Trust

In October 2015, the Trust consulted on a number of changes proposed by the BBC Executive in relation to the allocation criteria for Party Political Broadcasts (PPBs). The Trust's statement on the consultation outcome, together with the approved criteria, was published in December 2015.

Below you can find the Trust's statement and approved allocation criteria, as well as the consultation document.

Update of 8 January 2016

The BBC Trust has agreed that PPBs will not be shown on BBC Two, following a request from the BBC Executive to change arrangements for broadcasts due to begin next week. This is because technical issues mean the BBC can only broadcast party political broadcasts on BBC One for the time being.  The BBC is working on trying to resolve the issue in the longer term.  Annex A of the consultation outcome and allocation criteria document has been amended to reflect this.

Allocation criteria for Party Political Broadcasts

The Trust's consultation