Diversity | BBC misses BAME leadership target

In a briefing on Tuesday, the BBC revealed that the corporation has failed to achieve its target for increasing its percentage of Black, Asian and minority ethnic leaders for 2020.

The failure to hit the target was confirmed as the broadcaster unveiled its annual report, with new Director-General Tim Davie telling the press that the organisation acknowledges that it must “do better on diversity,” the Huffington Post confirmed.

The 2018 edition of the document, looked at reflecting the ethnic diversity of the UK within the BBC workforce. In the initial document, it pledged to increase BAME representation amongst its leadership by 2020.

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It also committed to appointing at least two BAME members to its senior leadership groups by the end of 2020 – an announcement that was made alongside the appointment of June Sarpong at the BBC’s first Director of Creative Diversity.