In preparation for its new regulatory role under the terms of the new BBC Charter and Agreement, OFCOM has announced further public consultations.
“Under a new BBC Royal Charter, Ofcom will become the BBC’s first external regulator in April 2017.
Over the next few months, Ofcom will put together an ‘Operating Framework’ for the BBC, covering performance, content standards and competition.”
1) A consultation on Ofcom’s proposed procedures for enforcement of BBC competition requirements – submissions should be made before March 6th 2017. Relevant reading can be found here.
“In this consultation we set out our proposed procedures that Ofcom will normally follow for complaints about BBC television, radio and on-demand programmes, and how we will conduct investigations and sanctions.”
Submissions should be made before March 6th 2017. Relevant reading can be found here.
3) A consultation on procedures for enforcement of requirements in the BBC Agreement and compliance with Ofcom enforcement action – submissions should be made before March 6th 2017. Relevant reading can be found here.
4) A consultation on revising the procedures for TV, radio and video-on-demand services – submissions should be made before March 6th 2017. Relevant reading can be found here.
As a reminder, previous public consultations which were launched last month will close in early February – details here.
Additional consultations are expected in Spring 2017.
An overview of “Ofcom’s preparations for regulation of the BBC” can be found here.
The Draft BBC Royal Charter (updated in November 2016) can be found here.
The Draft Framework Agreement (updated in November 2016) can be found here. The subject of the BBC complaints system and OFCOM’s role is addressed in sections 56 to 60 inclusive.
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