Moved by
Baroness Benjamin
229: After Clause 84, insert the following new Clause—
“Original programmes for children and young people
After section 289 of the Communications Act 2003 (regional matters in the public teletext service) insert—
“289A Original programmes for children and young people
(1) The regulatory regime for every licensed public service channel must include the conditions that OFCOM consider appropriate for securing—
(a) that the programmes included in the channel include high quality original programmes for children and young people;
(b) that the programmes for children and young people included in the service are of a suitable range;
(c) that the programmes for children and young people so included are broadcast for viewing at appropriate times.
(2) The regulatory regime must also include conditions that OFCOM consider appropriate for securing that, in each year—
(a) the time allocated to the broadcasting of programmes for children included in the service, and
(b) the time allocated to the broadcasting of programmes for young people so included,
constitute no less than what appears to OFCOM to be an appropriate proportion of the time allocated to the broadcasting of all the programmes included in the channel.
(3) Before determining for the purposes of this section the proportionate time to be allocated to the broadcasting of programmes for children and young people, OFCOM must consult the provider of the channel, or, as the case may be, the person who is proposing to provide it.
(4) The requirement to consult is satisfied, in the case of the imposition of a condition by way of a variation of a license, by compliance with section 3(4)(b) of the Broadcasting Act 1990 (licences under Part I).””