December 12, 2016

Ofcom’s statement sets out how it will take on its new duties over the course of the next Charter from the effective date of 3 April 2017.

This is in advance of the imminent publication of the final BBC Royal Charter, which details how the BBC will operate in the new Charter period from 2017 to 2027.

Ofcom says that the new Charter will see the biggest reform of the governance and regulation of the BBC since it was founded. The Government has decided that a new BBC unitary board will govern and run the BBC and ultimately be responsible for editorial and management decisions.

Ofcom will become the new external regulator of the BBC. In Ofcom’s words, its job will be “to hold the BBC to account”. To read Ofcom’s news release in full and for a link to the statement, click here.