Moved by
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
247A: Clause 91, page 83, line 19, at end insert—
“(2A) The power conferred by subsection (1) also includes power to require a person within any of paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (4) to take steps so that OFCOM are able to remotely access the service provided by the person, or remotely access equipment used by the service provided by the person, in order to view, in particular—
(a) information demonstrating in real time the operation of systems, processes or features, including functionalities and algorithms, used by the service;
(b) information generated in real time by the performance of a test or demonstration of a kind required by a notice under subsection (1).”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment makes it clear that OFCOM have the power by notice to require a provider of a regulated service (among others) to take steps to allow OFCOM to remotely access the service so that they can view the operation in real time of systems, processes, functionalities and algorithms, and tests and demonstrations.