Ofcom
The BBC's licence fee and grant-in-aid funded television and radio services are subject to the regulation of the Office for Communications (Ofcom) in the following six areas:
- Protecting the Under Eighteens
- Harm and Offence
- Crime
- Religion
- Fairness
- Privacy.
In addition the BBC's Commercial Services, whether broadcasting to the UK, or from the UK to our international audiences, must comply with the whole of the Ofcom Broadcasting Code.
The regulator can impose a variety of sanctions on the BBC for breaches of the relevant sections of its Broadcasting Code including:
- broadcasting a correction or statement of finding
- ordering that a programme is re-edited before re-broadcast
- fines of up to £250,000 for serious or repeated breaches.
These guidelines reflect the relevant provisions of the Ofcom Broadcasting Code which is also set out in Section 18.