Source · Select Committees · Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Recommendation 11
11
Accepted
Paragraph: 44
Require statutory consultation with Ofcom and industry before designating radio selection services.
Recommendation
The Department told us that it intended to consult Ofcom and other stakeholders before changing the statutory conditions for designating a radio selection service but this does not appear in the Bill. If the Government intends to carry out consultation with Ofcom and other stakeholders before exercising a power to make secondary legislation, that intention should be reflected in the content of the Bill. We recommend that consultation with Ofcom and industry stakeholders prior to the Secretary of State exerting the powers provided in the draft Media Bill to make secondary legislation on the designation of radio selection services be made a prima facie statutory requirement in the Media Bill.
Government Response Summary
The government accepted the recommendation and amended the Bill to make consultation with Ofcom and industry stakeholders a statutory requirement before the Secretary of State makes secondary legislation on radio selection services.
Paragraph Reference:
44
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
As stated in the Committee’s report, it was always the intention of the Government to consult Ofcom on the designation of radio selection services. The Government has therefore accepted this recommendation and amended the Bill. We thank the Committee for suggesting this clarification.