REGULATION – OFCOM, ASA & IPSO
Ofcom regulates the content of all television and radio in the UK,
except for some content broadcast on BBC channels funded by the
licence fee. IPSO is the main regulator for the press and magazine
industry. The Advertising Standards Authority regulates advertising.
All the regulators adjudicate on complaints with reference to codes
of practice, with which those they regulate have to comply. The Ofcom
Broadcasting Code is the main code relating to broadcast content, while
IPSO judges complaints ag