Part 2: Prominence on television selection services Supplemental provisions of Part 3A Maximum amount of penalties: group of entities
Paragraph 4 of Schedule 16A sets out the circumstances when OFCOM may hold two or more entities jointly liable for a penalty imposed by OFCOM (see also Schedule 16B). This may occur where OFCOM deem a parent company jointly liable for the penalty of their subsidiary, or where OFCOM deem a subsidiary company to be jointly liable for the penalty of their fellow subsidiary or parent company. If one of the entities is the BBC or S4C, the maximum penalty which can be imposed is £250,000. In all other cases, it is the greater of £250,000 and 5% of the person’s "qualifying worldwide revenue" for the person’s most recent complete accounting period.