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Media Bill – Government latest

The Government has today published its draft media bill.

The Bill will be open to consultation and contains many of the elements contained in last year’s white paper, which looked to modernise decades-old broadcasting legislation.

It delivers on the government’s commitment to repeal Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013, which is not in force, but would require news publishers to pay both sides’ costs in any legal proceedings if not a member of an approved regulator.

The PPA welcomes the Bill, in particular the repeal of Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013, and will work with government and Parliament during the consultation process and the Bill entering Parliament.

You can read the draft bill here. You may also find this further reading useful.

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