This press release summarises the decisions of the Communications Authority (CA) following its 96th meeting held in June 2020.
Public Views Sought on the Relaxation of Television and Radio Codes of Practice
In response to suggestions received from broadcasting licensees, the CA today (23 June 2020) issued a public consultation paper to invite views on the proposed relaxation of some areas of regulation under the Television and Radio Codes of Practice on Programme and Advertising Standards.
Specifically, the proposals cover the following aspects –
The CA considers that the proposed relaxations would reduce the compliance burden on broadcasting licensees and provide them with greater flexibility in their business operations and programme scheduling without compromising the interests of audience. Details of the above proposals are set out in the consultation document on the CA's website. Views should be submitted to the CA on or before 23 July 2020.
Broadcast Complaints
The CA considered two complaint cases in respect of the broadcaster’s non-compliance with the Radio Code of Practice on Programme Standards (Radio Programme Code) and Generic Code of Practice on Television Advertising Standards (TV Advertising Code) –
Details of the cases are at Appendix.
Communications Authority
Secretariat
23 June 2020