Monitoring the impact of the BBC's activities on competition
Published: 8 February 2024
Last updated: 24 April 2026
Ofcom must consider the impacts of the BBC’s activities on fair and effective competition.
Ofcom’s annual report on the BBC
Published: 30 November 2023
Last updated: 23 January 2026
This is Ofcom’s eighth Annual Report on the BBC in which we assess the BBC’s performance against all areas of our regulation and set out how we have carried out our role.
Statement: How Ofcom regulates the BBC
Published: 21 July 2021
Last updated: 20 January 2026
We are inviting views on how we can update our regulation of the BBC, so it remains fit for purpose in a digital age.
Consultation: proposed updates to Ofcom’s Guidance for assessing changes to BBC’s public service activities
Published: 20 January 2026
We are consulting on the updates we need to make to our guidance in light of changes to the Agreement.
Performance
Published: 4 March 2024
Last updated: 18 December 2025
Ofcom is tasked with holding the BBC to account in relation to its output and services, using the range of regulatory tools at our disposal.
Statement: Changes to the BBC’s Operating Licence
Published: 15 October 2025
Last updated: 18 December 2025
We have today, following a consultation, decided to approve the BBC’s request to make three changes to the BBC’s Operating Licence.
Ofcom publishes its 2024-25 annual report on the BBC
Published: 28 November 2025
Ofcom has today published its annual report on the BBC, assessing the corporation’s performance in meeting the needs of viewers and listeners during the period April 2024 to March 2025. The report also includes the findings of Ofcom’s second ‘Periodic Review’ of the BBC.
Ofcom's eighth Annual Report on the BBC: Interactive performance report 2024-2025
Published: 28 November 2025
This interactive report accompanies our eighth annual report on the BBC (2024-2025). It includes data on each of the Public Purposes and how well they have been delivered, across the range of the BBC’s services and platforms.
Ofcom investigation finds BBC Gaza documentary in breach of Broadcasting Code
Published: 17 October 2025
An Ofcom investigation has today found that the BBC documentary Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone broke broadcasting rules which state that factual programmes must not materially mislead the audience.
Ofcom opens investigation into BBC's Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone
Published: 14 July 2025
The BBC has published its review into the programme Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone. The review found that the programme breached one of the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines on accuracy.