The S4C Authority ( cy, Awdurdod S4C) is an independent public body appointed by the

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to oversee the management of the

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television channel

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. Although an independent body, the authority works in conjunction with the UK-wide broadcasting and telecommunications regulator

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, who have responsibility for regulating S4C's output. The current members of the S4C Authority are Bill Davies, John Davies, Cenwyn Edwards, Dyfrig Jones, Glenda Jones, Huw Jones (Chair), Winston Roddick, and Rheon Thomas (Vice Chair). In the

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which he presented to the

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on 20 October 2010, the

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, announced that part of the responsibility for funding S4C was to be transferred to the BBC. On 10 August 2012, the

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and the S4C Authority launched a public consultation on a draft Operating Agreement concluded between the two broadcasters and setting out their relationship from 1 April 2013, the date following which it is intended that the majority of S4C's funding will come from the BBC licence fee.BBC Trust: "The public gets its say on BBC and S4C operating agreement"
Retrieved 10 August 2012.

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