The BBC is investigating its editorial culture and practices following a damaging inquiry into the circumstances behind a 1995 interview with Princess Diana.
In a statement, the board said the report was “profoundly sobering.” It found that former reporter Martin Bashir tricked the late Diana into the interview via fake bank statements, and the BBC subsequently never investigated his wrongdoing.
Sir Nick Serota, Ian Hargreaves and Sir Robbie Gibb, who oversees the BBC’s editorial guidelines and standards committee, will launch a new probe, set to conclude and share its findings in September.