MPs to question BBC editorial guidelines and standards committee and former advisors

Monday 24 November, 3.30pm, Room TBC 

The CMS Committee's evidence session with members of the BBC's editorial guidelines and standards committee (EGSC) and former editorial advisors will take place on Monday 24 November at 3.30pm.

The Committee announced on Tuesday last week that it would be hearing from EGSC members, BBC Chair Samir Shah and non-executive directors Robbie Gibb and Caroline Thomson, with editorial standards advisors Michael Prescott and Caroline Daniel also invited to give evidence.

The session will focus on the BBC EGSC's processes and how it ensures output complies with the BBC's editorial guidelines.

The Committee previously wrote to the BBC to ask about the action being taken over concerns raised in a report sent to the corporation's board by Mr Prescott. The response from BBC Chair Samir Shah was published last week.

Witnesses

Panel 1 at 3.30pm:

• Caroline Daniel, former external editorial advisor, BBC Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee
• Michael Prescott, former external editorial advisor, BBC Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee

Panel 2 at 4.30pm:

• Dr Samir Shah, Chair, BBC, and Chair, BBC Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee
• Sir Robbie Gibb, non-executive director, BBC, and member of the BBC Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee
• Caroline Thomson, non-executive director, BBC, and member of the BBC Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee