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The Committee of Advertising Practice, responsible for drawing up and publishing the recent 11th edition of the CAP Code, has demanded a right of reply to our recent piece criticising…

A revamped, re-titled “British code of advertising, sales promotion and direct marketing” will soon be at the heart of the UK’s self regulatory system for non-broadcast advertising.   Topic: Self…

First the ITC sees implied threats of male rape in a humorous TV ad featuring a naked stag night reveller and a camp dog walker, then the ASA clears the…

The UK’s Medicines Control Agency has proposed a significant increase in the number of serious aliments for which OTC drugs can be advertised to the public.   Topic: Medicines Who:…

There were high hopes that the recently published Communications Bill would explicitly pave the way for greater self-regulation in TV advertising controls.   Topic: OFCOM Who: The Department for Culture,…

Three years have now gone by since publication of the current edition of the CAP British Codes of Advertising and Sales Promotion. For more information on the process and the…

As doyen of public authority chairs Sir Gordon Borrie signs off as chairman on his first ASA Annual Report.   Topic: Self regulation Who: The Advertising Standards Authority When: May…