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If you're advertising or marketing, including direct marketing, you must be accurate and honest and follow the advertising codes of practice
All marketing and advertising must be: an accurate description of the…
Advertising to consumers The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading…
There are 2 advertising codes of practice that describe how businesses…
You must describe your product accurately. This means if you make a claim…
You must check if customers want to be contacted by fax, phone, post or…
Find out when you can zero rate VAT for advertisements and goods used for the collection of donations.
Case study on how the advertising industry initiated a system of self-regulation in non-broadcast media in 1962, followed by co-regulation with…
Explains control of advertisement regime.
Steps to help grow your business - finding finance, mentors, increasing sales and developing products and services
This is a study for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport on online advertising issues and self-regulatory initiatives.
Advertising Standards Authority rules against misleading income trust advertising that uses HMRC's logo.
New rules to crack down on illegal ads, influencer scams and protect children online
This page provides a guide for those interested in key upcoming digital regulatory activity being explored, developed or implemented by government. It covers a range of governance activities, from legislative change to the development of co-regulatory and self-regulatory frameworks.
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