263. In May 1988, the Home Secretary announced the setting up of the Broadcasting Standards Council to act as a focus for public concern about the portrayal of sex and violence in all forms of broadcasting. The Council's five main tasks were to prepare a code of practice on the portrayal of sex and violence and matters of taste and decency; to monitor programmes having regard to these matters; to receive and examine complaints on them and to publicize the findings; to undertake research on these matters; and to publish an annual report on its activities. The opportunity will be taken in future broadcasting legislation to place the Council on a statutory basis and to bring broadcasting within the scope of the Obscene Publications Act 1959. 264. A government White Paper, "Broadcasting in the '90s, competition, choice and quality", was published on 7 November 1988. Responses have now been considered. The proposals in the White Paper will form the basis for legislation to overhaul the present broadcasting regulatory regime. The IBA and the Cable Authority will be replaced by an Independent Television Commission (ITC) and a Radio Authority. The ITC will allocate by competitive tender licences for independent television at the national, regional and local level, including direct broadcasting by satellite. It will exercise lighter control than the IBA and Cable Authority but will still have substantial powers to enforce licence conditions. The Radio Authority will operate on broadly similar lines. The regulatory functions of the BBC and the Welsh Fourth Channel will remain largely unchanged. 265. On 19 October 1988, under powers given to him through the Broadcasting Act 1981 and the BBC's Royal Charter and Licence, the Home Secretary issued directions to the BBC and IBA to refrain from broadcasting statements by representatives of Northern Ireland terrorist organizations and their 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the Broadcasting Standards Council, the regulation of broadcasting, and the government's plans to overhaul the broadcasting regulatory regime. This suggests that the category will be related to "Transport and communication" as it deals with the regulation and organization of broadcasting, which is a form of communication.

**Category**
Transport and communication