The idea is one of several plans revealed by Mark Thompson, BBC director-general, to the BBC Trust, as he seeks to rebuild public confidence in the corporation after a string of scandals such as the fake winner of the 'Blue Peter' phone-in competition.
As he announced the plans, Thompson said an internal investigation has uncovered a further four serious editorial breaches: an online vote to name the 'Blue Peter' kitten was faked; an audience vote in Bollywood programme, 'Film Cafe', was overruled by the producer; a fake winner was announced on BBC 6 Music during the 'Tom Robinson' show because no entries were received; and the 'Clare McDonnell Show' on BBC 6 Music created fictional winners.
Following the breaches, Ric Blaxill, BBC 6 Music's head of programmes, has resigned, according to the BBC. It did not give any further details.
Thompson said: "I would like to repeat my apology to viewers and listeners who were misled by these editorial lapses.
"The BBC has taken a wide range of actions in recent months to strengthen our editorial guidelines and processes to address the very significant concern rightly felt over editorial misjudgements."
Other measures introduced by Thompson to prevent repeat incidents include a programme of editorial training involving all 16,500 BBC production and content staff.
The training materials will be made available to other broadcasters and independent producers. A review of staff and freelance contracts has also been initiated.
Thompson also said the results of the independent inquiry into the incident earlier this year involving the programme 'A Year with the Queen' will be made public.
BBC competitions, during programmes and on online, are set to return following a suspension, with a phased return beginning in November.
The BBC has refused to discuss cases of job losses among senior staff but did admit "a number of disciplinary proceedings have been undertaken".
Thompson is to meet his counterparts at commercial broadcasters later this month to discuss ways of working together to restore public confidence in the industry.
He said: "Although these lapses amount to tens of hours across one million hours of broadcasting, the BBC's standards must be as high in small-scale competitions as they are in the most major news story. I believe that the actions we have and are taking demonstrate the central importance the whole BBC places on getting it right."
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