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Recommendation 10

Thirteenth Report - Draft Media Bill: Final Report Published 22 Sep 2023 Paragraph 57 Addressed to Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Media Bill All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗

Recommendation (the committee's words)
It is in the interests of both Public Service Broadcasters and platforms that the Media Bill enables legacy devices to be exempted from requirements, given the technical hurdles involved. However, it is important that any exemption is not exploited. Allowing Ofcom to exempt certain previously designated devices on legacy grounds would address the overall issue, providing that it considers the extent to which such Draft Media Bill:Final Report 47 devices are still used by the public. We recommend that the Bill should allow Ofcom to de-designate legacy devices so that they are no longer subject to the provisions on prominence.

From: Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Thirteenth Report - Draft Media Bill: Final Report (HC 1807), paragraph 57, 22 September 2023

Government response

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