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These are the first steps that we are taking to help community radio stations and other community media projects:

• We will liaise with Ofcom and act as an effective conduit of information between the regulator and the sector. We have published information here with regard to fulfilling Key Commitments.

• We will liaise with DCMS and act to convey our sector’s needs and requirements to the Department.

• We will liaise with Public Health England, NHS England, and the other equivalent health bodies to ensure that our sector has up-to-date information on the current situation for broadcast.

• For Ofcom-licensed community radio stations and other funded projects, a priority is to stay in business. We advise that all current contracts are fulfilled with funding bodies and other third parties.

• We ask that our sector thinks about what help they can offer their communities with regard to the current health crisis.

We intend to collect intelligence from across the sector so that we can get a picture of what the sector needs and we will do our best to communicate to the DCMS and Ofcom about the short and longer-term financial implications for the sector.