BBC's Hutton lessons team named

Mark Byford: Acting BBC director general

The BBC's acting director general has named a six-member team to investigate the editorial lessons of the Hutton report into Dr David Kelly's death.

Mark Byford said ex-BBC news chief Ron Neil would chair the group which also includes ex-ITN chief Richard Tait.

The review's remit is to look at the editorial issues raised by Lord Hutton and to identify any lessons and make any appropriate recommendations.

Director General Greg Dyke quit the BBC because of Lord Hutton's criticism.

Weapons expert Dr Kelly committed suicide a few days after being named by the Ministry of Defence as the source for a BBC story by defence correspondent Andrew Gilligan.

Lord Hutton described as "unfounded" the claim in Mr Gilligan's report that the government had inserted material in its September 2002 dossier about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction whilst probably knowing it to be wrong, and against the wishes of the intelligence services.

Mr Dyke, BBC chairman Gavyn Davies and Mr Gilligan have all resigned from the corporation.

Mr Byford is leading the review and says he expects to be able to take forward recommendations to the BBC's executive committee and then board of governors in June.

The other members of the review group are Glenwyn Benson, controller factual television; Helen Boaden, controller Radio 4; Adrian Van Klaveren, head of BBC newsgathering and Stephen Whittle, controller editorial policy.