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The ASA ASA = Advertising Standards Authority = Our aim is make sure that all UK advertising, wherever it appears is legal, decent, honest and truthful and our preferred approach is to work with, rather than against, advertisers, agencies and media to achieve this.

Every UK ad a responsible ad

ASA Regulation Act on complaints Proactively check the media Ad in breach of Advertising Codes

ASA Framework A mixture of: 1.Self regulation 2.Co-regulation

1. Self regulation of non-broadcast advertising = the industry : voluntarily established and paid Works  sense of corporate social responsibility Why do advertisers maintain it? consumers are not misled, harmed or offended by ads  confidence = good for business. level playing field amongst businesses. Self-regulatory system : cost-effective >< legal costs.

Industry: the Advertising Codes ASA = independent adjudicator (NOT the industry!) flexible and able to adapt to today’s market 1.2. The Advertising Code: 1.Requirements in law 2.Rules  proof of commitment to high standards in advertising

1.3. Interaction with the law: Across the EU: unified piece = the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive ASA: - works within - refers advertisers - considered the ‘established means’  compliance - 1.ASA -> 2.Code, usually END. If not: 3. Law

2. Co-regulation for broadcast advertising 2004: ASA Assumed authority Before: CAP/ASA system and Ofcom. In practice: 1.ASA: day-to-day basis 2.The Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) : writing and maintaining the UK Code of Broadcast Advertising 3.Ofcom: retains overall sign-off on major changes to the Code 4.ASA:administering the Code, BUT  Ofcom for further action. RARE!

2.1. OFCOM ‘Ofcom is the communications regulator in the UK. We regulate the TV and radio sectors, fixed line telecoms, mobiles, postal services, plus the airwaves over which wireless devices operate. We make sure that people in the UK get the best from their communications services and are protected from scams and sharp practices, while ensuring that competition can thrive.’ (

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