Schedule 3: Timing of providers’ assessments Codes of practice Section 41: Codes of practice about duties
OFCOM are required to produce specific codes of practice in relation to the illegal content duties (set out in sections 10 and 27) covering terrorist content and offences (subsection (1)) and child sexual exploitation and abuse content and offences (subsection (2)).
	Subsection (3) requires OFCOM to produce one or more codes of practice in relation to the relevant safety duties beyond those set out in subsections (1) and (2). How these codes should be structured and organised will be a matter for OFCOM to decide as appropriate. The codes of practice will set out the recommended steps that service providers can take to comply with the relevant duties. The relevant duties are listed in subsection (10).
	Subsection (4) sets out that OFCOM must produce a code of practice for providers of Category 1 and Category 2A services in relation to the duties set out in Chapter 5 (duties about fraudulent advertising).
	Subsection (5) allows OFCOM to produce amendments and replacements to the codes of practice or to withdraw a code of practice.
	When preparing draft codes of practice or amendments to them, subsection (6) sets out the parties whom OFCOM must consult. In preparing certain codes of practice, OFCOM must also consult those with expertise in national security or the enforcement of criminal law which is relevant to online safety matters (subsection (7)). Subsection (8) sets out the codes of practice to which this consultation requirement applies.
	Subsection (9) sets out that the consultation requirements in subsections (6) and (7) are subject to exceptions where minor amendments are made to the codes of practice (as set out in section 48).