Press Complaints Commission (PCC)

The press complaints commission or the PCC for short is a voluntary regulator body for the British news papers and magazines, consisting of representatives of the major publishers. The PCC is funded by the annual levy it charges the newspapers and magazines. It has no legal powers – all newspapers and magazines voluntarily contribute to the costs of, and adhere to the rulings of, the Commission, making the industry self-regulating.

Office of Communication (Ofcom)

Ofcom, short for the office of communication is the goverment approved regulatory and competition authority for the TV and postal industries of the UK.

Ofcom has a wide range of powers across many different media sectors such as TV, Radio, telecoms and postal. It has a duty to represent the intrests of the public and consumers by promoting competitions and protecting the public from what might be considered harmful or offencive.

Ofcom are the people at the end of the line when all else fails for other companys. e.g. If you created an advert and it went through the ASA and they thought it wasnt suitable for the public they can send it to ofcom and they can have a look at it and they can be the people that decide weather to fine you or not.

Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is the self-regulatory organisation (SRO) of the advertising industry in the United Kingdom. The ASA is a non-statutory organisation and so cannot interpret or enforce legislation. However, its code of advertising practice broadly reflects legislation in many instances. The ASA is not funded by the British Government, but by a levy on the advertising industry.

Its role is to "regulate the content of advertisements, sales promotions and direct marketing in the UK" by investigating "complaints made about the advertisments and deciding whether the advertising complies with its advertising standards codes. These codes stipulate that "before distributing or submitting a marketing communication for publication, marketers must hold documentary evidence to prove all claims, whether direct or implied, that are capable of objective substantiation" and that "no marketing communication should mislead, or be likely to mislead, by inaccuracy, ambiguity, exaggeration, omission or otherwise".

Guy Parker has been Chief Executive of the ASA since June 2009. His salary for this role is £120,000

British Board Classification (BBFC)

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), originally British Board of Film Censors, is a non-governmental organisation, funded by the film industry and responsible for the national classification and censorship of films within the United Kingdom. It has a statutory requirement to classify videos, DVDs and some video games under the Video Recordings Act 2010.