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Reports on compliance and regulatory matters |
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Governors’ report on 成人论坛 World Service Trading Protocols |
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成人论坛 World Service is responsible for commissioning and scheduling its own programmes and for making programmes for its language services, but purchases English language programme-making and technical and support services from other divisions in the 成人论坛 (the supplier divisions). These arrangements were established in 1997 and were broadly unaffected by the reorganisation of the 成人论坛 Home Services in April 2000.
It was agreed by a joint Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)/成人论坛 World Service Working Group that the 成人论坛 would draw up new guidelines to govern the trading relationship between 成人论坛 World Service and the supplier divisions, in order to ensure that 成人论坛 World Service maintains its distinctive voice and to preserve the clear separation between Grant-in-Aid and licence fee income. These Trading Protocols were approved by the Governors’ Fair Trading Compliance Committee in 1997.
Each of the supplier divisions then drew up detailed agreements with 成人论坛 World Service, specifying:
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the services to be provided; |
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criteria to ensure the quality of the services; and |
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the cost of the services.
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The Fair Trading Compliance Committee is responsible for monitoring and reviewing compliance with the Trading Protocols. The Committee receives regular reports from management on the effectiveness of the systems and procedures in place to ensure compliance with the Trading Protocols.
KPMG has reviewed a summary of the value of transactions and the related cash flows which have taken place during the year between 成人论坛 World Service and the supplier divisions. KPMG has reported to the governors that, in their opinion, the information contained in the summary of transactions for the year ended 31 March 2001 has been properly extracted from the books and records of the supplier divisions and has been properly prepared on the bases of cost allocation and
apportionment methods set out in the agreements between 成人论坛 World Service and the supplier divisions and that, on this basis, there has been no material cross-subsidy between Grant-in-Aid and licence fee funds.
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Governors’ statement on 成人论坛 World Service Trading Protocols |
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Following regular reports to the Fair Trading Compliance Committee by the controller, Fair Trading, and
internal and external auditors, the governors are satisfied that:
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the Trading Protocols reflect the requirements of the FCO/成人论坛 World Service Working Group; |
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agreements are in place which are consistent with the Trading Protocols; and |
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there has been no material cross-subsidy between Grant-in-Aid and licence fee funds. |
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