Consultation outcome

Changes to Ofcom’s statutory duties and functions

• From: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
• Published: 23 April 2013
• Last updated: 19 July 2013 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Explanatory document to the Public Bodies (Modification of Functions of Ofcom) Order 2013

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Detail of outcome

Following this consultation, the government has laid a draft Public Bodies Order to change some of Ofcom’s duties and functions. The changes are meant to provide greater flexibility for the regulator, and to remove unnecessary duplication and spending.

Alongside the Order, we have laid an explanatory document, which provides a summary of the responses received, the changes we are bringing forward, and why.

Thank you to all who responded to our consultation.

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Original consultation

Summary

We want your views on proposed changes to Ofcom’s duties and obligations

This consultation ran from
23 April 2013 to 11:45pm on 25 June 2013

Consultation description

In Summer 2010, we analysed the Office of Communication’s (Ofcom’s) duties and powers so that we can:

• help reduce duplication and unnecessary spending
• increase efficiency, transparency and accountability

We want your views on the changes that our analysis identified, which are set out in this consultation document.

Annex A and B can be found at the end of the consultation document. Due to its length, we have published Annex C separately, which is a summary of existing legislation relevant to this consultation.

Documents

Consultation on changes to the Office of Communications’ (Ofcom’s) statutory duties and functions

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Annex C: summary of existing legislation relevant to this consultation

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Ofcom Impact Assessment

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Regulatory Policy Committee judgement of the Impact Assessment

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Published 23 April 2013
Last updated 19 July 2013 + show all updates

1. 19 July 2013

   Added consultation response

2. 23 April 2013

   First published.