Role of Relevant Regulatory Bodies P5(d)

Ofcom is the government regulatory and competition authority for the board casting, telecommunications and postal industries of the United Kingdom.

The Aderverising Standreds Authority (ASA) is the self-regulatory organisation of the adversating industry in the United Kingdom. The ASA is a non-statutory organisation and so cannot interpret or enforce legislation.

 

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), is a non government 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, to a lesser extent, some video games under the video recordings Act 2010.