Commentary on provisions of Act Section 6: Powers of Ofcom to assess compliance with security duties
This section sets out the powers of Ofcom to assess providers’ compliance with their security duties. It permits Ofcom to issue assessment notices that require providers to do various things, such as carry out tests and permit an authorised person to enter their premises. The use of assessment notices will be a key means of collecting data for assessing compliance with the security duties. The costs of carrying out an assessment will be borne by the provider.
	The section inserts new sections 105N to 105R into the 2003 Act.