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Explains control of advertisement regime.
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…
Appeal a decision by your local planning authority about an application for consent to display an advertisement - documents you need to provide, who can appeal, how long it takes
Your local planning authority makes decisions about displaying an…
You must make your appeal online. If you want to appeal more than one…
You can comment on some planning appeals about displaying an advertisement…
The Planning Inspectorate will check your appeal to make sure it’s valid.…
You can challenge the decision in the High Court if you think the Planning…
How authorised veterinary medicines, products supplied under the cascade and products used under the Veterinary Medicines Internal Market Scheme and Veterinary Medicines Health Situation Scheme can be advertised.
The CMA is investigating whether Google might have abused a dominant position through its conduct in ad tech.
How to comply with the requirements on promoting medicines to the public and to prescribers and suppliers of medicines
This guide explains, to those wanting to display an outdoor advertisement, how the system of advertisement control works in England.
Decisions made by MHRA on adverts reported to have breached the legislation on advertising medicines.
Crown Commercial Service (CCS), a Trading Fund and Executive Agency of the Cabinet Office, helps the public sector get better value when buying. CCS is an executive agency, sponsored by the Cabinet Office .
Information about regulations restricting the advertising and promotion of less healthy food or drink, also known as foods high in fat, salt or sugar.
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