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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…
Explains control of advertisement regime.
How to comply with the requirements on promoting medicines to the public and to prescribers and suppliers of medicines.
New rules to crack down on illegal ads, influencer scams and protect children online
How veterinary medicines can be advertised.
Decisions made by MHRA on adverts reported to have breached the legislation on advertising medicines.
Find out how internet scams work and what to be aware of - misleading websites, report website fraud, suspicious communication and phishing
The Office of Fair Trading ( OFT ) was responsible for protecting consumer interests throughout the UK. Its responsibilities have been passed to a number of different organisations. View the closed OFT site in the UK Government Web Archive ....
Tell the CMA about competition and consumer issues.
The Online Advertising Taskforce brings together representatives from government and the online advertising sector to work in collaboration to address illegal harms and the protection of children in relation to online advertising.
Report fly-posting to your local council - posters, stickers or bills put up without permission of the property owner
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