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class="ise-c-hero-content__synopsis gel-double-pica">How you can give your views about our services and future strategy</span></div></div></div></div></section><main class="ise-c-main"><div class="gel-wrap"><div class="gel-layout"><article class="ise-l-section gel-layout__item"><p class="ise-c-text__content gel-body-copy">The BBC has to make many decisions about how it operates, the services it provides including whether they may need to change in the future, and the ways in which the licence fee revenue is spent.</p><p class="ise-c-text__content gel-body-copy">We will consult on a number of areas as set out in the Royal Charter and Agreement and publish the consultations on this website.</p><p class="ise-c-text__content gel-body-copy">The consultations will set out clearly what we are consulting on, why and what may change as a result.</p><p class="ise-c-text__content gel-body-copy">We will be clear on how long the consultation will last for, taking into account the nature and the impact of what we are consulting on.</p><p class="ise-c-text__content gel-body-copy">We'll also consider which stakeholders are most likely to be impacted by the outcome of a consultation and seek to get their input.</p><p class="ise-c-text__content gel-body-copy">The outcome of a consultation will be reported on, setting out how responses have influenced what the decisions we have taken.</p><h2 id="currentconsultations" class="gel-trafalgar-bold ise-l-section-title">Current consultations</h2><p class="ise-c-text__content gel-body-copy">The BBC currently has no current consultations.</p><h2 id="closedconsultations" class="gel-trafalgar-bold ise-l-section-title ise-c-list__title">Closed consultations</h2><ul class="ise-c-list"><li class="ise-c-list-item"><span class="ise-c-list-item__icon"><svg class="ise-c-icon" alt="test" viewbox="0 0 32 32" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><path d="M18.5 4.6l-1.7-1.7A9.8 9.8 0 0 0 2.9 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Consultation feedback and details of the outcome can be found here.</span></a></li><li class="ise-c-list-item"><span class="ise-c-list-item__icon"><svg class="ise-c-icon" alt="test" viewbox="0 0 32 32" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><path d="M18.5 4.6l-1.7-1.7A9.8 9.8 0 0 0 2.9 16.8l3.4 3.4a9.9 9.9 0 0 0 13.9 0l-3.5-3.5a4.9 4.9 0 0 1-7 0l-3.3-3.4a4.9 4.9 0 0 1 7-7L15.1 8z"></path><path d="M13.4 27.4l1.7 1.7a9.9 9.9 0 0 0 13.9 0 9.7 9.7 0 0 0 .1-13.8l-3.5-3.5a9.9 9.9 0 0 0-13.9 0l3.5 3.5a4.9 4.9 0 0 1 7 0l3.4 3.4a4.9 4.9 0 0 1-7 7L16.9 24z"></path></svg></span><a href="/web/20200923001857/https://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/reports/consultation/editorialguidelines" class="ise-c-list-item__content"><span class="ise-c-list-item__title gel-pica-bold">Conclusion on the BBC鈥檚 draft Editorial Guidelines</span><span class="ise-c-list-item__description gel-long-primer">This consultation was open from 4 October to 12 November 2018. 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