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Seventh Report - Sustainability of local journalism

Culture, Media and Sport Committee HC 153 Published 25 January 2023

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Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

9 items (7 recs)

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Government Response

AI assessment · 9 of 9 classified

Accepted 1

Acknowledged 6

Deferred 1

Rejected 1

Recommendations

1 result

4 Rejected

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Statutory notices in local newspapers remain an important means of keeping the public informed and...

Recommendation

Statutory notices in local newspapers remain an important means of keeping the public informed and a vital revenue stream for many local news publishers. But the criteria used by some councils to determine where notices are published appear to be … Read more

Government Response Summary

The government does not intend to conduct a review of rules and practices for placing statutory notices in local newspapers, but is aware of concerns about the audience reach of these notices and the desire for greater digitalisation. The government is monitoring the progress of the Public Notice Portal.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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