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On-demand Audiovisual Services (Accessibility for People with Disabilities affecting Hearing or Sight or both) Bill
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Long title · Parliament’s official description
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.
Sponsors · 1
- Lilian GreenwoodLabourNottingham South
Bill · 1
- Bill 18 2015-16, as introducedCommons19 Nov 2015