Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Regulatory Bodies

Ofcom is the communications regulator. They regulate the TV and radio sectors, fixed line telecoms, mobiles, postal services, plus the airwaves over which wireless devices operate. They are the people you contact if you don't like something you see on television for example.

The PCC is an independent body which administers the system of self-regulation for the press. It mainly deals with complaints, framed within the terms of the Editors' Code of Practice, about the editorial content of newspapers and magazines and the conduct of journalists.

The ASA is here to make sure all advertisements are legal, decent, honest and truthful. They are independent of both the Government and the advertising industry and they are recognised by the Government, the courts and other regulators such as the Office of Fair Trading and Ofcom as the body to deal with complaints about advertising.               




The British Board of Film Classification is an independent, non-governmental body which has classified cinema films since it was set up in 1912 and videos/ DVDs since the Video Recordings Act was passed in 1984.
                                           
                                     

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