Key Commitments change request form

Community radio station name:		
Licence number:		
Licensee (company name): 		
Contact name:		
Date of request:		

Details of requested change(s) to Key Commitments

A community radio operator may apply to Ofcom to have the station’s Key Commitments amended.

Please complete the table overleaf by including your current Commitment in the left hand column and your proposed revised Commitment in the centre column. In the right hand column please give a brief explanation as to why you wish to make each change.

We also require you to complete a second table which asks you to explain your proposed changes with reference to the statutory framework.

If you do not provide an explanation for your proposed changes and a completed comparison table, Ofcom cannot consider a Key Commitments change.

Please complete this form and return it to: broadcast.licensing@ofcom.org.uk
Existing Commitment (as in your published Key Commitments)
Please only include one commitment change per row, and add more rows as necessary into the table.	Proposed revised/new Key Commitment	Reason for proposed change 	

			

			

			

			

Statutory requirements

Under section 106(1A)(a)-(f) of the Broadcasting Act 1990 (as amended and modified) Ofcom must be satisfied that your proposed changes meet at least one of the criteria referred to below. 

Please indicate which of these criteria you believe your proposed changes satisfy by deleting YES or NO as applicable and provide an explanation for why you consider a particular criterion is met in the relevant box. You should note that even if Ofcom is of the opinion that your explanation of your proposed changes meets one or more of these criteria, there may still be reasons why Ofcom is unable to consent to the change. When explaining your proposed changes, it is not enough to state that you believe one of the criteria is met. You must also demonstrate why you consider that at least one of these criteria is met.

In particular, if Ofcom is not satisfied that the changes would not substantially alter the character of the service (criterion (a) below), Ofcom cannot consent to the change without consulting on your proposals. If this is the case, we will contact you to confirm that you are happy for us to consult on your proposed changes, and whether you wish to make any changes to your request in light of the need to make it public.

As part of our consideration of your request to make changes to your Key Commitments, we require applicants to provide an explanation for at least one of the criteria below.

(a)	In your judgement would the proposed changes substantially alter the character of the service? 	YES/NO
(Please explain why below)	

	
(b)	Do you consider that the proposed changes would narrow the range of programmes available by way of relevant independent radio services to persons comprising the relevant community? 	YES/NO
(Please explain why below)	

	
(c)	Do you believe that there is evidence that, amongst persons comprising that community, there is a significant demand for, or significant support for, the changes that you have proposed? 	YES/NO
(Please explain why below)	

	
(d)	Do you consider that your proposed changes would be prejudicial to the access by members of that community to the facilities used for the provision of the service and for training in the use of those facilities? 	YES/NO
(Please explain why below)	

	
(e)	Do you consider that the proposed changes would be prejudicial to the delivery of social gain resulting from the provision of the service provided under your licence? 	YES/NO
(Please explain why below)	

	

Please set out below any additional information and/or evidence you wish to provide in support of your proposed changes.  
In particular, you may wish to outline how you think your proposed change(s) fit(s) within Ofcom’s published guidance on changes to Key Commitments (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/31913/kc-changes-guidance.pdf).	

	

Data Protection
We require the information requested in this form in order to carry out our licensing duties under the Broadcasting Act 1990, Broadcasting Act 1996 and Communications Act 2003. Please see Ofcom’s General Privacy Statement (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/foi-dp/general-privacy-statement) for further information about how Ofcom handles your personal information and your corresponding rights.

Amended May 2018