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Audience Council England was created upon establishment of the BBC Trust in January 2007. It replaced the Broadcasting Council of England. Audience Council England plays a key role helping the BBC Trust understand the needs, interests and concerns of audiences. There are also councils in each of the nations: Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The Audience Council England meets at least six times per year to assess the BBC’s performance in England. It can meet in various locations around the nation. The regional panel chairs will give their regions view on the various BBC services, both national and regional, as well as provide their contribution to the Trust’s formal consultations.

Members

Audience Council England is chaired by the BBC Trust member for England and the members, twelve in total, are the chairs of the regional panels (formerly known as the Regional Audience Councils). Each BBC region has its own regional panel. Alison Hastings is currently the BBC Trust member for England.

Regional panels

The regional panels meet three times a year in their own region usually in the area’s BBC headquarters. They have a specific responsibility in keeping Audience Council England in touch with the views of the viewers and listeners in their region. In the meetings, the chair is present as well as representatives from BBC management, usually the Head of Region. Each regional panel has up to sixteen members from different backgrounds and locations within the broadcast region; members are appointed for up to three years; it is a voluntary position.

The regional panels represent the following regions:

External links

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+'''Audience Council England''' was created upon establishment of the [[BBC Trust]] in January 2007. It replaced the '''Broadcasting Council of England'''. Audience Council England plays a key role helping the BBC Trust understand the needs, interests and concerns of audiences. There are also councils in each of the nations: Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The Audience Council England meets at least six times per year to assess the BBC’s performance in England. It can meet in various locations around the nation. The regional panel chairs will give their regions view on the various BBC services, both national and regional, as well as provide their contribution to the Trust’s formal consultations.
-Audience Council England (ACE) was created upon establishment of the [[BBC Trust]] in January 2007. It replaced the Broadcasting Council of England which had many responsibilities the present council now has. ACE plays a key role helping the BBC Trust understand the needs, interests and concerns of audiences. There are other councils for the other three nations in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The council meets at least six times per year to assess the BBC’s performance in England. It can meet in various locations around the nation. The regional council chairs will give their regions view on the various BBC services, both national and regional, as well as provide their contribution to the Trust’s formal consultations.
 == Members ==
-ACE is made up of a chair which is the Trustee for England and the twelve chairs of the Regional Audience Councils. Every BBC region has their own Regional Audience Council. Alison Hastings is currently the Trustee for England.
+Audience Council England is chaired by the BBC Trust member for England and the members, twelve in total, are the chairs of the regional panels (formerly known as the Regional Audience Councils). Each BBC region has its own regional panel. Alison Hastings is currently the BBC Trust member for England.
-== Regional Audience Councils ==
+== Regional panels ==
-The Regional Audience Councils (RAC) meet six times a year in their own region usually in the area’s BBC headquarters. They have a specific responsibility in keeping ACE in touch with the view of the viewer in their region. In the meetings, the chair is present as well as representatives from BBC management, usually the Head of Region.  Each council also has the responsibility for conducting outreach events, with the aim of reaching as many different types of licensee payers in their region. Each RAC has a minimum of 16 members from many different backgrounds and area. Many are representing a particular group in their region while most are just individuals expressing a view. At least a quarter of members should be regular listeners of their local radio stations, who will comment on programming and attend local radio outreach events.
+The regional panels meet three times a year in their own region usually in the area’s BBC headquarters. They have a specific responsibility in keeping Audience Council England in touch with the views of the viewers and listeners in their region. In the meetings, the chair is present as well as representatives from BBC management, usually the Head of Region.  Each regional panel has up to sixteen members from different backgrounds and locations within the broadcast region; members are appointed for up to three years; it is a voluntary position.
+The regional panels represent the following regions:
-[[Image:BBC satellite regions.png|left|170px]]
-The RACs represent the following regions:
 *[[BBC North East and Cumbria]]
 *[[BBC Yorkshire]]
 *[[BBC North West]]
-*[[BBC East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire]]
+*[[BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire]]
 *[[BBC East Midlands]]
 *[[BBC West Midlands]]
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 *[[BBC South West]]
-== See Also ==
+== See also ==
+{{Portal|England|BBC}}
 *[[BBC Trust]]
+*[[Audience Council Scotland]]
+*[[Audience Council Wales]]
 *[[BBC English Regions]]
-== External Links ==
+== External links ==
+*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/england/ace/ BBC Audience Council England]
-BBC Audience Council England [http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/ace/index.shtml]
+*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/ BBC Trust]
-BBC Trust [http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/]
-[[Category:British Broadcasting Corporation]]
+[[Category:BBC]]
+[[Category:2007 establishments in England]]
+[[Category:Organizations established in 2007]]
+[[Category:Communications and media organisations based in the United Kingdom]]
+[[Category:Mass media in England]]