Source · Select Committees · Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Recommendation 13
13
Accepted
Paragraph: 52
Include explicit power to amend internet radio service definition, requiring Ofcom report and affirmative procedure.
Recommendation
We recommend that the Bill include an explicit power to amend the definition of an internet radio service. This would enable the current definition, which specifies that only stations providing online live simulcasts of their broadcast radio service and which make “reasonable efforts” to use the same advertisements, to be amended in the future to include other types of content. Such a power should require that any amendment by the Secretary of State is preceded by a report from Ofcom and be subject to the affirmative procedure, requiring it to be actively approved by both Houses of Parliament.
Government Response Summary
The government accepted the recommendation and amended the Bill to include an explicit power to amend the definition of an internet radio service, requiring a report from Ofcom and affirmative parliamentary procedure, as recommended.
Paragraph Reference:
52
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The Government welcomes this recommendation and has amended the Bill to include an explicit power to amend the definition of an internet radio service. Exercising the power will require a report from Ofcom and be subject to the affirmative procedure, as the Committee recommends. We thank the Committee for this suggestion which will further future-proof the Bill.