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Publication 17 Feb 2025 · United Kingdom

Legislation tracker

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Act of Parliament – The Media Act 2024 – 24 May 2024

  • Final version of the Act - published June 2024 (parliament.uk) - read
     
  • Explanatory notes to the Media Act - read 
     
  • The Media Act 2024 (Commencement No.1) Regulations 2024 – published 15 August 2024 - read 
     
  • The Media Act 2024 (Commencement No.2 and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Regulations 2024 – published 15 October 2024 - read
     
  • The Internet Television Equipment Regulations 2024 – in force 14 November 2024 - read
     
  • The Media Act 2024 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 – published 11 February 2025 - read

Parliamentary Bills – Media Bill – as of April 2024

  • Current version of the Bill - 31 January 2024 - read
     
  • Media Bill: progress of the Bill - 01 March 2024 - read
     
  • Explanatory notes to the Media Bill - read 
     
  • Bill Passage Media Bill - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament - read

Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Media Bill – November 2023

  • Thirteenth Report - Draft Media Bill: Final Report - read
     
  • Twelfth Report - Draft Media Bill: Radio Measures - read
     
  • Oral evidence transcripts - read 
     
  • Written evidence - read

The Draft Media Bill – Impact Assessments – June 2023

  • Media Bill – overarching impact assessment (pdf) - read
     
  • Media Bill impact assessment - A principles-based framework for a new prominence regime for PSB online services (pdf) - read
     
  • Media Bill impact assessment - Modernising the UK’s system of public service broadcasting (pdf) - read
     
  • Media Bill impact assessment - Video-on-demand regulation (pdf) - read
     
  • Media Bill impact assessment - Video-on-demand accessibility (pdf) - read

The Draft Media Bill – March 2023

"The Draft Media Bill reforms the regulation of public services broadcasting to the UK"
 

  • The Draft Media Bill Paper (pdf) - read
     
  • Media Bill Explanatory Notes (pdf) - read
     
  • Media Bill - Memorandum from the Department of Culture, Media and Aprt to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee (pdf) - read

The UK Government White Paper – April 2022

"Up next - the government's vision for the broadcasting sector"

  • The White Paper (pdf) - read
     
  • The White Paper (html) - read

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