L89 Response Accepted

Full Menu of Plurality Remedies

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.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
- Ofcom's Measurement Framework for Media Plurality (2015) identified a range of potential remedies for addressing plurality concerns, including structural remedies (divestiture, ownership limits), behavioural remedies (editorial independence requirements), and ongoing monitoring (Ofcom, Measurement Framework for Media Plurality, 2015).
- 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).
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Response
Accepted
Accepted UK Government
29 Nov 2012

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

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Ofcom has a range of potential remedies available for plurality concerns. The Communications Act and Enterprise Act provide the legislative basis for intervention.

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Full menu of plurality remedies available to Ofcom.

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Source
Report An Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press 29 Nov 2012
Responsible Bodies
Ofcom Primary
Recommendation age 13.5 yrs
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