The BBC has said that it will review its editorial policies and governance after an independent report found one of its journalists used deception to secure a landmark interview with Princess Diana
The British broadcaster's board said the internal probe would be conducted by a group of non-executive directors led by Nick Serota, its senior independent director, and report back by September.
An investigation by retired judge John Dyson concluded last Thursday that journalist Martin Bashir had tricked Diana's brother Charles Spencer into helping to arrange the 1995 interview, in which she spoke candidly about her troubled marriage to Prince Charles. Dyson's report also found the BBC's own internal probes into longstanding allegations of impropriety by Mr Bashir were "woefully ineffective".
The BBC said its latest review would assess the strength of "day-to-day editorial processes and a clear route by which to handle any specific issues" arising from the damning report.