Category: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Date: 24.05.2005
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The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Governance Unit announced today that Sarah Thane has been engaged as an independent external adviser to the Board of Governors.
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Sarah Thane, who until April was Content and Standards Advisor at Ofcom, will advise on regulatory and compliance matters on an on-going basis and, in particular, work with the Governance Unit to develop the service licences the Governors will apply to each Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ service.
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Nicholas Kroll, Director of the Governance Unit, said: "The Governors are committed to drawing on independent expert advice to inform their decisions; they and the Governance Unit will benefit greatly from Sarah's extensive experience in content regulation from her time at Ofcom and the ITC."
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Sarah Thane said:
"I am looking forward to working with the Governors and their team as they develop and implement new governance arrangements designed to strengthen the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's accountability to licence fee payers.
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"Service licences in particular will be a vital element in helping the Governors to be more effective in setting service objectives and judging the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's performance in delivering public value."
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Notes to Editors
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Sarah Thane was Advisor, Content and Standards at Ofcom from its inception in December 2003 and was a member of the Ofcom set-up team throughout 2003.
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At the ITC, Sarah Thane was Director of Public Affairs from 1991 to 1996; Director of Programmes from 1996 to 2001; Director of Programmes & Advertising from 2001 to 2003.
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She is a Fellow of the Royal Television Society and was its Chairman from May 2000 to June 2002.
