Plurality Thresholds Lower Than Competition
Leveson Inquiry · An Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press · Issued 29 November 2012 · Addressed to: UK Government
Government responseUK Government: Under consideration (Aug 2014)
DeliveryNo statement from UK Government found
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
The levels of influence that would give rise to concerns in relation to plurality must be lower, and probably considerably lower, than the levels of concentration that would give rise to competition concerns.
Leveson Inquiry, An Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press · 29 Nov 2012 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
AI-generated evidence summary
The Inquiry recommended setting media plurality concern thresholds lower than those for competition. In August 2014, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport stated that it would not consider framework changes until a measurement framework and baseline assessment were delivered (Department for Culture, Media and Sport response, Aug 2014). It explained that its consultation response did not seek to review existing policy levers or propose remedies (Department for Culture, Media and Sport response, Aug 2014).
Sources
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Report-level response context
Government response
●UK Government · Under consideration · 6 Aug 2014
Government has been clear that it will not consider changes to the existing policy or regulatory framework for media plurality until the measurement framework and baseline assessment have been delivered, so that we can ensure any changes are proportionate and targeted. Therefore our response to the consultation does not seek to review existing regulatory and policy levers, nor does it seek to propose potential remedies.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from UK Government has been found in the sources searched. This is separate from the response above.
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