The BBC should be overseen by a tough external regulator instead of being allowed to govern its own affairs , the chairman of the BBC Trust has said . Rona Fairhead admitted there is a problem with ‘ blurred accountabilities ’ between corporation bosses and the BBC Trust she heads , and that it is time for proper outside oversight . Her comments echo MPs ’ claims that the trust is ‘ too close to the BBC and blurs accountability… rather than it being a sharp and effective overseer ’ . Rona Fairhead ( pictured ) admitted there is a problem with ‘ blurred accountabilities ’ between corporation bosses and the BBC Trust she heads , and that it is time for proper outside oversight . A report by the Culture , Media and Sport Select Committee last week called for the trust to be replaced with a new Public Service Broadcasting Commission , which would regulate the BBC ’ s spending and strategy . Mrs Fairhead did not agree with all of the committee ’ s recommendations , but said the Trust should be replaced with a rigorous external regulator whose sole purpose would be to hold the BBC to account . She also called for the BBC to have a stronger board , with more non-executive directors and an independent chairman to help keep the corporation on track and prevent problems that might need regulatory intervention . ‘ Responsibilities for strategy , financial and operational management need to sit with the BBC executive to allow them to respond to a rapidly changing environment , ’ she said . ‘ Responsibilities for regulation and broader accountability need to sit at one remove . A report by the Culture , Media and Sport Select Committee last week called for the trust to be replaced with a new Public Service Broadcasting Commission , which would regulate the BBC ’ s spending and strategy . ‘ That way , there should be no possibility of vagueness or uncertainty about who will be held responsible for what when the chips are down. ’ She added the ‘ cleanest form of separation ’ would be to transfer the BBC Trust ’ s responsibilities for regulation and accountability to an external regulator . ‘ That ’ s an approach we want to explore further . I think it ’ s the front-runner , ’ she said . Mrs Fairhead made her speech at a media conference in Oxford , where many were surprised at her apparent willingness to get rid of the body she runs . However , others were wary about her links to HSBC . Mrs Fairhead ’ s predecessor , Lord Patten , was accused of ‘ taking his eye off the ball ’ during his tenure after it emerged he was doing ten other jobs . Mrs Fairhead , 53 , has spent more than a decade as a director of the embattled bank , which is facing allegations that it helped wealthy clients evade tax . Last year , she was paid more than £500,000 for 50 days ’ work there . She and the rest of the bank ’ s directors say they had no knowledge of any alleged wrongdoing . The former Pearson executive , who is also on the board of PepsiCo , will be grilled about her role at HSBC by the Public Accounts Committee on Monday . Mrs Fairhead said yesterday she was ready to be questioned and that her role as chairman of the BBC Trust was her priority . ‘ I was very clear when I took this role that the BBC was my priority and that I would keep under review my positions on the HSBC and PepsiCo boards , ’ she said . Mrs Fairhead ’ s predecessor , Lord Patten , was accused of ‘ taking his eye off the ball ’ during his tenure after it emerged he was doing ten other jobs alongside his £110,000-a-year position at the BBC Trust . The former Tory Cabinet minister had five paid posts and five voluntary posts , helping him to earn an extra £200,000 a year . Lord Patten managed to survive that scandal , but resigned from the governing body last year after a string of other controversies . He quit his role at the BBC Trust in May after heart surgery and Mrs Fairhead became chairman in September .
regulator of BBC Trust said it should be overseen by external regulator . Rona Fairhead admitted there is a problem with ‘ blurred accountabilities ’ MPs also said the trust is ‘ too close to the regulator and blurs ” . lobbying by Culture , Media and Sport Select plc has called for the trust to be replaced with a new Public Service Broadcasting regulator . New body would regulate the BBC ’ s spending and revenues .