A communications node configured to schedule resources for use by a plurality of user devices, including legacy user devices (3-0, 3-1) and Machine Type Communications, MTC user devices, for communicating with the communications node, the communications node comprising: means for generating control data for transmission to the user devices in a common search space of a control channel and control data for transmission to the user devices in a user equipment, UE, specific search space of a control channel; and means for transmitting the generated control data in a sequence of subframes for reception by the user devices; wherein the means for generating is configured to generate control data for reception and decoding by the MTC user devices; wherein the means for transmitting is configured to transmit control data for the legacy user devices (3-0, 3-1) in a common search space of a first physical downlink control channel and the control data for reception and decoding by the MTC user devices in a common search space of a second physical downlink control channel which is transmitted in a region of the subframe also used for a physical downlink shared channel; wherein the second physical downlink control channel is provided within a reduced bandwidth of six resource blocks at one of a number of possible locations; wherein the means for transmitting is configured to signal, to the MTC user devices, information indicating one of the possible locations, the indicated location being a location in which the common search space of the second physical downlink control channel is located; and wherein the means for transmitting is configured to transmit repeats of the control data for reception and decoding by the MTC user devices within a plurality of subframes. means for generating control data for transmission to the user devices in a common search space of a control channel and control data for transmission to the user devices in a user equipment, UE, specific search space of a control channel; and means for transmitting the generated control data in a sequence of subframes for reception by the user devices; wherein the means for generating is configured to generate control data for reception and decoding by the MTC user devices; wherein the means for transmitting is configured to transmit control data for the legacy user devices (3-0, 3-1) in a common search space of a first physical downlink control channel and the control data for reception and decoding by the MTC user devices in a common search space of a second physical downlink control channel which is transmitted in a region of the subframe also used for a physical downlink shared channel; wherein the second physical downlink control channel is provided within a reduced bandwidth of six resource blocks at one of a number of possible locations; wherein the means for transmitting is configured to signal, to the MTC user devices, information indicating one of the possible locations, the indicated location being a location in which the common search space of the second physical downlink control channel is located; and wherein the means for transmitting is configured to transmit repeats of the control data for reception and decoding by the MTC user devices within a plurality of subframes.