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BBC’s bid to move spending out of London lacks clear plan – MPs

Source: PA Wire

The BBC’s bid to move £700 million of spending out of London by March 2028 is being taken forward “without a clear plan”, a report by MPs has said.

A report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has raised concerns that the BBC is focused on the moving of the spending as a measure of success in itself, rather than tracking what positive change it is achieving.

It said that as plans to evaluate the programme’s impact are only due to begin in 2025, it will be “too

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