Part 6: Duties of providers of regulated services: fees Section 88: OFCOM’s fees statements
OFCOM are required to produce a Statement of Principles that it will apply when determining the fees payable by providers of regulated services. OFCOM is not permitted to require providers to pay a fee unless a statement of principles is in force.
	This section sets out requirements about the principles and what the Statement must include, as well as procedural requirements relating to the Statement.
	Subsection (9) also makes clear that OFCOM’s costs include costs incurred by OFCOM in preparation for the exercise of their online safety functions during a charging year.