Schedule 13: Penalties imposed by OFCOM under Chapter 6 of Part 7 Chapter 8: Media Literacy Section 166: Media literacy strategy and media literacy statement
This section requires OFCOM to publish a media literacy strategy within one year of the Act receiving Royal Assent. A media literacy strategy needs to cover a maximum of three years and before the end of this period OFCOM are required to prepare and publish a new media literacy strategy. The strategy needs to state OFCOM’s objectives and priorities for the period it covers. This section also requires OFCOM to publish a media literacy statement within its annual report, which needs to include a summary of the activities and initiatives delivered under section 11 of the Communications Act 2003.