Overview
- The government named Sir Ian Cheshire as its preferred candidate to lead Ofcom, with a four-year term subject to a parliamentary hearing.
- His appointment must be reviewed by the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee before it can be confirmed.
- Current chair Michael Grade is due to leave at the end of April, and Cheshire would take over if MPs approve him.
- Cheshire previously chaired Channel 4 and held senior roles at Barclays UK and Debenhams, and he said he will set out his vision when he appears before MPs.
- Ofcom regulates internet, TV, radio and postal services, and a bereavement charity urged the new chair to toughen and speed up enforcement of the Online Safety Act.