Classes of Information

9 March 2011

Class 1: Who We Are and What We Do

 

Description: Organisational information, structures, locations and contacts.

Roles and Responsibilities: Senior Executives and Management Board Members
Please click here to see the members of the Channel 4 Board.
Board Responsibilities
Format: Electronic
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Organisational Structure
Please click here to see the Channel 4 Organisation Structure
Format: Electronic
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Information Relating to the Legislation Relevant to the Authority's Functions
The board members responsibilities are set out in the Communications Act and the Remit.
Remit
Licence
Communications Act 2003
Broadcasting Act 1990
Broadcasting Act 1996
Digital Economy Act 2010
Format: Electronic
Cost: None

Lists of and Information Relating to Organisations with which the NDPB Works in Partnership
Channel 4 is a statutory corporation, independent of Government, and governed by a unitary board made up of executive and non-executive directors, who are responsible for ensuring that Channel 4 fulfils its remit and delivers its financial responsibilities. Non-executive directors are appointed by OFCOM in agreement with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.

Channel 4 does not provide a public service, like the police or the NHS, so it does not maintain a list of organisations with which it works in partnership, as typical public authorities may.

However, we can confirm that as a publisher/broadcaster, Channel 4 does not produce its own programmes but commissions them from more than 200 independent production companies across the UK every year. You can find a list of independent production companies we have recently worked with here.

If you would like to know more about Channel 4's commissioning process, further information is available on our commissioning website.

If you would like to find out more about production companies in the UK, you may wish to consider contacting PACT, the Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television.
Format: Electronic
Cost: None

Meetings of Chief Executive or Board Members with Ministers and External Organisations
Each year the Channel 4 Chairman and Chief Executive present the corporation’s annual report to The Commons Select Committee for Culture, Media and Sport. You can find copies of both the oral and written evidence provided annually to the committee here.
Format: Electronic
Cost: None

The Locations and Contact Details for the Authority
Please click here.
Format: Electronic
Cost: None