Schedule 8: Transparency reports by providers of Category 1 services, Category 2A services and Category 2B services
Schedule 8 lists matters about which information may be required from Category 1 and Category 2B services (Part 1) and Category 2A services (Part 2) in their transparency reports under section 77. It describes high-level types of information that OFCOM are e able to require a service provider to report on. OFCOM will set out the specific information within these categories that service providers need to report on in a notice. This gives OFCOM the flexibility to tailor the reporting requirements so the information sought is as useful as possible. It also allows OFCOM to account for differences between services in setting the transparency requirements and will allow the requirements to evolve over time.
	This schedule also sets out various factors that OFCOM must take into account when deciding which types of information to require under section 77. These include the service provider’s capacity, the type of service and the functionalities the service offers, the number of users of the service and the proportion of users who are children. This helps ensure that the reporting requirements account for the differences between services and are proportionate. These factors are designed to help ensure the information that OFCOM selects is the most appropriate and proportionate type of information to require from the service provider in question.