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Digital Economy Act 2017

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Financial implications of the Act

  1. The financial costs and benefits of the Act have been set out in accompanying impact assessments. The following assessments have been made:
    1. An overarching impact assessment;
    2. Part 2: Access to Digital Services:
      1. An impact assessment of the new electronic communications code;
      2. An impact assessment of broadband planning;
      3. An impact assessment of Dynamic Spectrum Access;
      4. An impact assessment of Financial penalties for Breaches of Wireless Telegraphy Act Licence Conditions;
      5. An impact assessment of Wireless Telegraphy Act enforcement;
    3. Part 3: Online pornography:
      1. An impact assessment of Age verification for online pornography;
    4. Part 4: Intellectual Property:
      1. An impact assessment of Webmarking: Constructive notice - products protected by registered designs;
      2. An impact assessment of the repeal of section 73, Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988;
    5. Part 5: Digital Government:
      1. An impact assessment of Digital Government: public services;
      2. An impact assessment of Digital Government: civil registration;
      3. An impact assessment of Digital Government: disclose identified data for the purpose of taking action in connection with debt owed to a specified public authority;
      4. An impact assessment of Digital Government: new powers for bodies to disclose identified data for the purpose of combating fraud against the public sector;
      5. An impact assessment of Digital Government: power to allow public authorities to disclose de-identified data in controlled conditions for research in the public interest;
      6. An impact assessment of Digital Government: new power to allow HMRC to disclose non-identifying data for a purpose in the public interest;
      7. An impact assessment of Digital Government: new powers for access to identified data for the purposes of producing national and other official statistics and research;
    6. Part 6: Miscellaneous
      1. An impact assessment of Ofcom data transparency powers;
      2. An impact assessment of Ofcom appeals;
      3. An impact assessment of Protections from extremist radio content;
      4. An impact assessment of Protections for digital terrestrial television viewers who access Internet-protocol television content;
      5. An impact assessment of the prevention and restriction of communication devices for the purpose of drug dealing;
      6. An impact assessment of Direct Marketing Code of Practice;
      7. An impact assessment of Ofcom satellite filings.

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