Source · Select Committees · Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Recommendation 19
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Require Government to lay proposed Tier 1 designated services before Parliament for prior scrutiny.
Recommendation
The Government’s approach to the scrutiny of the Secretary of State’s power to designate Tier 1 services is confused. Putting information into the public domain at the same time as legislating is not a substitute for parliamentary scrutiny of increased regulation, especially where the Government has argued there are issues of freedom of speech involved. We recommend, should the Government proceed with its tiered approach, it should be required to lay before Parliament a list of services to be designated no fewer than 5 sitting days before the statutory designation is made. (Paragraph 109) Press regulation