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Bill · started in the Commons

On-demand Audiovisual Services (Accessibility for People with Disabilities affecting Hearing or Sight or both) Bill

A Bill to require the appropriate regulatory authority of on-demand audiovisual programme services to draw up a Code relating to the provision of subtitles, signing and audio-description for persons with disabilities affecting their hearing or their sight or both; to require the appropriate regulatory authority to consult before issuing any such Code; to make provision for minimum requirements to be included in the Code; to require that on-demand programme services providers observe the requirements of the Code; to provide for regular consultation about and review of the minimum requirements; and for connected purposes.

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe On-demand Audiovisual Services (Accessibility for People with Disabilities affecting Hearing or Sight or both) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 24 June 2015 by Lilian Greenwood (Labour). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 24 Jun 2015
  2. 2nd reading Commons Current

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 13 May 2016.