Select committee: Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Eleventh Report - Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of Ofcom
HC 48
Published 1 April 2022
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of Ofcom Report on parliament.uk ↗
At a glanceGovernment response published 21 April 2022
The government's response
Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.
The Secretary of State notes that the Committee reached no conclusion on endorsing the candidate, and says Lord Grade has her "full confidence" and that she has confirmed his appointment as Chair of Ofcom.
- She confirms the appointment, stating that Lord Grade "has my full confidence" and that he will formally take up the post of Chair "in the near future".
- She understands the Commissioner for Public Appointments has given assurance that all shortlisted candidates were assessed "fairly and robustly", meeting the principles of the Governance Code.
- She notes that neither the department nor the candidate were given advance notice of the Committee's report, and says guidelines require an embargoed copy "at least 24 hours before publication".
- She asks the Chair to ensure these processes are followed so that the department and candidates "are given due notice in the future".
What the committee recommended
No recommendations or conclusions have been extracted from this report. This is normal for correspondence and for special reports.
Sources
- Eleventh Report - Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of Ofcom ↗The committee's report, HC 48, parliament.uk
- Letter from Rt Hon Nadine Dorries MP, Secretary of State for DCMS, relating to Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of Ofcom Report, 5 April 2022 ↗The government's response, 21 April 2022, parliament.uk