The fourth quarterly publication of the External Events Register has been published today (10 February).

The register was introduced on 1 January 2021 as part of a package of impartiality measures and details paid-for external work by staff in on-air journalism roles and senior leaders.

Data from this quarter show 55% of external events undertaken by staff involved payments of under £1,000 and the overwhelming majority – 86% - were below £5,000.

All the events listed were approved prior to being undertaken and meet the BBC’s rigorous Editorial Guidelines.

The External Events Register forms part of the BBC’s renewed commitment to ensure the highest standards of impartiality across the organisation.