BBC director-general Tim Davie has revealed plans to expand the Local Democracy Reporting Service outside of its current focus on local authorities.

In a speech in Salford on Wednesday, Davie said the BBC wants to expand the scheme to include “health authorities, police and crime commissioners, and deep analysis of the work of regional mayors” with the coverage continuing to be shared with partner publishers.

Davie added: “But we can be more radical in supporting others. Can we ‘open source’ all our local video, news and audio content to enable local media partners to access it too?