303 Code relating to provision for [people with disabilities]
Communications Act 2003 (2003 c 21) | Legislation

Television services for [people with disabilities]

303  Code relating to provision for [people with disabilities]

(1)     It shall be the duty of OFCOM to draw up, and from time to time to review and revise, a code giving guidance as to—

(a)     the extent to which the services to which this section applies should promote the understanding and enjoyment by [people with disabilities, in particular]—

(i)     persons who are deaf or hard of hearing,

(ii)     persons who are blind or partially-sighted, and

(iii)     persons with a dual sensory impairment,

of the programmes to be included in such services; and

(b)     the means by which such understanding and enjoyment should be promoted.

[(1A)     The code must include provision—

(a)     encouraging providers of services to which this section applies to develop accessibility action plans with a view to continuously and progressively making such services more accessible to people with disabilities;

(b)     requiring such action plans to be notified to OFCOM;

(c)     requiring providers of services to report annually to OFCOM about the accessibility of such services to people with disabilities.]

(2)     The code must include provision for securing that every provider of a service to which this section applies ensures

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