In order for the BBC to fulfil its mission to inform, educate and entertain, the Royal Charter and Agreement sets out six public purposes.

The BBC Trust has set remits for these public purposes, and BBC management has responded with its plans for delivering each purpose.

Go to the following pages for details of the six public purposes and the BBC's plans for delivering them:

• Sustaining citizenship and civil society
• Promoting education and learning
• Stimulating creativity and cultural excellence
• Representing the UK, its nations, regions and communities
• Bringing the UK to the world and the world to the UK
• Delivering to the public the benefit of emerging communications technologies and services

See the BBC Trust for the purpose remits in full.