Broadcasting Sub-committee

The Broadcasting Sub-committee was initially established on 5 November 2008 with a remit to report on the proposals in Phase 2 of Ofcom's Public Service Broadcasting Review and on Ofcom's final report on the future of public service broadcasting.

The Communities and Culture Committee decided at its meeting on 15 January to amend the Sub-committee's terms of reference to allow it to carry out an inquiry into the Welsh newspaper industry. The new agreed terms of reference are:

The Committee resolves to establish a Broadcasting Sub-committee.  The remit of the Sub-committee is to:

• report, by 4 December 2008 on the proposals in Phase 2 of Ofcom’s Public Service Broadcasting Review
• report on the current state of the Welsh newspaper industry
• report on Ofcom’s final report on the future of public service broadcasting within 3 months of it being published

The Sub-committee will cease to exist following publication of its' report on Ofcom’s PSB conclusions.

The rapid evolution of the public service broadcasting landscape led the Broadcasting Sub-committee to conclude at its' meeting on 22 January that its' inquiry into broadcasting should be broadened to consider the Digital Britain review and that this would be best conducted by its' parent committee.The Sub-committee therefore formally referred the broadcasting inquiry to the Communities and Culture Committee on 22 January.

The Sub-committee will continue with its' inquiry into the Welsh newspaper industry.

Standing Order 10.17 states that a sub-committee is regulated by the same Standing Orders as the parent committee. The sub-committee shall, therefore, meet formally in public (except where the committee decides in formal session to meet in private). Any report produced by the sub-committee will be submitted to the Communities and Culture Committee for approval and if appropriate, laying before the Assembly.