Melanie Dawes
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 58 |
| Date of birth | March 9,1966 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Job | Economist |
| Current partner | Benedict Brogan |
| Awards | Order of the Bath |
| Books | Levy Account 2014-15 |
| Education | Birkbeck, University of London |
| Malvern St James Girls' School | |
| New College | |
| Children | 1 |
| Prime minist | Boris Johnson |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 418057 |
Melanie Dawes Life story
Dame Melanie Henrietta Dawes DCB is a British economist and civil servant. Since February 2020 she has been Chief Executive of Ofcom.
First Online Safety Act guidance for tech platforms targets grooming
... Asked in a BBC interview if those powers would ever be used, Ofcom s chief executive Dame Melanie Dawes said, " it s hard to say right now, but there isn t a solution yet, a technology solution, that allows scanning to take place in encrypted environments without breaking the encryption...
Online Safety Bill: Beefed up internet rules become law
... The regulator s chief executive Dame Melanie Dawes told MPs on Wednesday she was keen to set out how it will use its new power in the next few weeks...
Calvin Robinson suspended as GB News presenter
... The broadcast regulator s chief executive Dame Melanie Dawes told the BBC Radio 4 PM programme there were " good reasons to think there may have been a breach" on its rules on offence...
Virgin Media investigated by Ofcom over contract cancelling issues
... " Our rules are there to protect people and make sure consumers can take advantage of cheaper deals that are on offer, " said Ofcom chief executive Dame Melanie Dawes...
Ofcom urged to toughen rules for politicians presenting on news TV
... this week, Ofcom s chief executive, Melanie Dawes, said the regulator had a " crucial role in preserving the integrity of broadcast news" and a duty to " ensure our rules remain effective"...
Cut low-cost broadband VAT to help more online, peers say
... Following that meeting Dame Melanie Dawes, Ofcom s chief executive, said it would be " urging telecoms firms to take immediate steps to raise awareness of social tariffs"...
Phillip Schofield: ITV announces external review of how it handled affair
... " The letter from Dame Carolyn was addressed to Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer, Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee chair Dame Caroline Dinenage, and Ofcom chief executive Dame Melanie Dawes...
Lineker thought he had special BBC Twitter agreement - agent
... Dame Melanie Dawes, the chief executive of broadcast regulator Ofcom, said...
Calvin Robinson suspended as GB News presenter
By Graeme BakerBBC News
Calvin Robinson has become the third GB News presenter to be suspended in a matter of days after he shared his support for Dan Wootton online.
The TV channel said Robinson was being kept off air, hours after he stated it was " scared" of the " woke mob" and that if Wootton fell, " we all fall".
Laurence Fox 's tirade against reporter Ava Evans in which he asked what " self-respecting man" would " shag" her led to both he and Wootton being suspended.
Wootton and Fox have since apologised.
On Friday, Robinson said he had been suspended shortly after posting on Social Media that he would only appear on Wootton's show if Wootton was presenting it.
He Said his bosses were " scared" of Ofcom, the broadcasting regulator, the " woke mob" and " Careerist . . vultures" within GB News.
Standing Up for Wootton was, he added, " Standing Up for the very idea of GB News".
Hours later, GB News confirmed Robinson had been suspending, " pending an investigation".
It marks another turn in an escalating row over Fox's widely-criticised comments about political correspondent Evans in a live segment on Dan Wootton Tonight on Tuesday.
Fox and Wootton were discussing Evans' dismissal of the need for a " minister for men" in government to deal with a Mental Health crisis.
Fox, an actor-turned politician, said: " Show Me a single self-respecting man that would like to climb into bed with That Woman . . who would want to shag that? "
Both Wootton and Fox then laughed, before Fox added: " Sorry, it's true though. "
Speaking to The Bbc on Wednesday, Evans said she was scared for her safety in The Wake of Fox's " really nasty" comments.
Wootton apologised soon after. Fox initially said he stood by his words and cited The Right to " free speech" however, he released an apology statement on Thursday on Social Media , in which he stated that he fully expected to be sacked.
'Way past acceptable'GB News chief executive, Angelos Frangopoulos, told Radio 4 's Today programme that Fox's comments were " way past the limits of acceptance" and should have been properly challenged by Wootton.
He Said its investigation into the broadcast was " looking very closely at the production process that went into the programme".
Frangopoulos said neither Fox nor Wootton had been sacked but that he expected the channel's investigations " to be resolved very quickly".
Ofcom said on Thursday that it had received received 7,300 complaints about the segment.
The broadcast regulator's chief executive Dame Melanie Dawes told The Bbc Radio 4 PM programme there were " good reasons to think there may have been a breach" on its rules on offence.
She Said : " Clearly there's been a lot of concern about this and that's why we've actually acted very quickly This Week . "
Dame Melanie added more widely there was a " real issue with misogyny" in discourse, particularly on Social Media .
Ofcom launched The Investigation under rule 2. 3 of the Broadcasting Code, in which broadcasters must ensure material which may cause offence is justified by the context.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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