Source · Select Committees · Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Twelfth Report - Draft Media Bill: Radio Measures
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
HC 1287
Published 21 July 2023
Recommendations
1
Accepted in Part
Para 11
Provide Ofcom with clearer guidance on enforcing local radio's news obligations.
Recommendation
Local news and information is what makes many people turn to local radio and we agree that the Government should prioritise this area. However, we are concerned that Ofcom regards its responsibilities as unclear, especially given that the Government committed …
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Government Response Summary
The government made technical changes to the Bill and updated Explanatory Notes to clarify local news obligations on the face of the Bill, but decided not to publish further separate guidance at this stage.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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14
Accepted in Part
Require Ofcom to consider resource implications when recommending radio service designation thresholds.
Recommendation
The absence of a full impact assessment of the radio provisions makes it difficult to ascertain how burdensome the preferred route provisions will be. However, the evidence we heard suggests that there will be far fewer routes required than platforms …
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Government Response Summary
The government partially accepted the recommendation, stating it does not anticipate disproportionate burden but has amended the Bill to require that a station’s request for a particular route must be reasonable, providing additional assurances to platforms.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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