Radio: the implications of Digital Britain for localness regulation
- Start: 31 July 2009
- Status: Statement published
- End: 23 October 2009
The Government's Digital Britain Final Report in June 2009 signalled the intention to introduce legislation to change Ofcom's duties and powers with respect to the regulation of localness on radio. In July 2009 we published a consultation (Radio: the implications of Digital Britain for localness regulation), which proposed how we should change regulation to address the current challenges.
This statement sets out our policy decisions on regulating for localness following the proposals we made in the July 2009 consultation, responses we received to that consultation and the changes introduced by the Digital Economy Act 2010. It is important to note that Ofcom does not have the power to implement these changes until the relevant provisions of the Act come into effect on 8 June 2010. For simplicity, we will therefore implement all of the provisions and policies in this statement from that date.
The deregulatory changes set out in this statement will allow stations greater flexibility and a greater prospect of viability through cost savings, making the delivery of local content more sustainable and benefitting the citizens and consumers who value this content.
Main documents
Supporting documents
Responses
| Responder name | Type |
|---|---|
| Advisory Committee for Scotland (PDF File, 31.5 KB) | Organisation |
| Advisory Committee for Wales (PDF File, 26.4 KB) | Organisation |
| Arqiva (PDF File, 24.1 KB) | Organisation |
| BBC (PDF File, 14.3 KB) | Organisation |
| BECTU (PDF File, 26.3 KB) | Organisation |