Full Menu of Plurality Remedies
Leveson Inquiry · An Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press · Issued 29 November 2012 · Addressed to: Ofcom
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
Ofcom has presented the Inquiry and the Government with a full menu of potential remedies, and it has not been argued or suggested that any of them are inappropriate in principle. Each of them might be appropriate in a given set of circumstances and the relevant regulatory authority should have all of them in its armoury.
Leveson Inquiry, An Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press · 29 Nov 2012 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:
- The Enterprise Act 2002, as amended by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, provides the Secretary of State with powers to refer media mergers to the Competition and Markets Authority on public interest grounds, with a full range of remedies available including divestiture and behavioural conditions (Enterprise Act 2002, legislation.gov.uk).
- The Communications Act 2003 includes media ownership rules which limit cross-media ownership (Communications Act 2003, legislation.gov.uk).
Response — verbatim from government
●UK Government
The government accepted recommendations on media plurality. Ofcom developed a measurement framework for media plurality in 2015, publishes regular Media Nations reports, and has a full menu of remedies available for plurality concerns. The Enterprise Act 2002 and Communications Act 2003 provide the legislative basis for intervention on media mergers. Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/david-cameron-statement-in-response-to-the-leveson-inquiry-report
UK Government · 29 Nov 2012 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
- 27 Feb 2025 · Ofcom Ofcom has a range of potential remedies available for plurality concerns. The Communications Act and Enterprise Act provide the legislative basis for intervention. View source → Confirmed Completed
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