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Many of our readers will be aware of the Consultation Paper launched by the Government on 16 July 2015 regarding the future of the BBC.

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Andrew Blankfield
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Many of our readers will be aware of the Consultation Paper launched by the Government on 16 July 2015 regarding the future of the BBC. There are numerous summaries of the Green Paper all with differing stances.

The consultation period began on 16 July 2015 and will continue for 12 weeks until 8 October 2015. During this period an advisory group to the Government will be supporting the Charter Review process, but this is also the chance for anyone to have his or her say on the Paper in the following ways:

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