1. Institutions The Broadcasting Code

5. What is the Broadcasting Code? The Ofcom Broadcasting Code (2009) is a document which sets out the standards which audiences are entitled to expect from broadcasters These standards include appropriate scheduling of programmes so as to protect children, adequate protection of the public from harmful or offensive material , and exclusion of material likely to encourage crime or lead to disorder News and current affairs should be accurate and impartial . The Code has sections on fairness and privacy which apply to how broadcasters treat individuals or organisations directly affected by programmes.

8. 4. Sponsorship and advertising; what type, when, how much 5. Voting and competitions – charges, prizes etc 6. Scheduling – channel, time, watershed, warnings, pre-programme information The Code includes rules on: