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Editorial Guidelines in Full

A - Z Index

A B C D E F G H I J
K L M N O P Q R S T
U V W X Y Z

R

Racism

Racist abuse

Radio

'live'
Harm and offence
Impartiality
Ofcom
Scheduling
Watershed

Rape

Reactive moderation

Rebroadcasting internationally

Reconstructions

Crime
Factual programmes
Labelled/unlabelled
Misleading
News

Recording see also Secret recording

Recording

Equipment
Illegal activity
Illegal activity- with animals
Interviews - Behaviour
Interviews - Door-stepping
Interviews with sources
Made by others
Note taking
On private property - Behaviour
On private property - CCTV etc
On private property - Recording on private property
Suffering and distress
Telephone calls
Without consent

Records

Red button

Interactive TV services

Red Nose Day

Re-editing

Ofcom
TV and Watershed

Referendums

Controversial subjects
Political broadcasts
Reporting UK election and referendum campaigns

Referrals

Advertising for contributors
And National Lottery
Anonymity
Approval of job application by undercover operative - Investigations into crime
Approval of job application by undercover operative -Crime mandatory referrals
Broadcasting allegations without right to reply
Broadcasting recording made for note-taking
Child protection
Children and online content/private space
Commercial products/advertising in trails
Commissioning/sponsoring opinion polls
Conducting surveys
Conflict with law
Crediting partners - Public value partnerships
Crediting partners - sponsors -Sponsored third party events
Crediting partners- sponsors -Sponsored BBC events
Door-stepping
Employing people with criminal record
Entering prison without permission
Expenses paid trips
Fairness
Featuring people in comedy/entertainment without consent - Behaviour
Featuring people in comedy/entertainment without consent - Secret recording in live broadcasts without consent
Featuring people in comedy/entertainment without consent -Secret recording
Finding contributors
Gathering material illegally outside UK
Giving contributors' personal details to third parties without consent
Handing over transmitted material connected with litigation
Handing over transmitted material connected with litigation -Requests for transmitted material
Handing over untransmitted material - Crime mandatory referrals
Handing over untransmitted material -Requests for untransmitted material
Hypnotism
Identifying children
Identifying children - paedophiles
Interviewing criminals
Interviewing criminals -political leaders
Interviewing criminals -prisoners/escaped prisoners
Interviewing criminals -witnesses
Joint competitions
Law
Mandatory - Crime mandatory referrals
Mandatory - Crime mandatory referrals - see also under individual entries
Mandatory - Fairness editorial principles
Mandatory - Referrals
Online voting
Payment for anti-social behaviour
Payment to criminals
Payment to criminals - Payments
Payment to witnesses
Payment to witnesses - Payments
Portraying real people in drama without consent
Portraying suicide
Premium rate telephone lines
Re-use and reversioning
Recording/witnessing illegal activities
Referrals
Refusal of parental consent
Repeating subject of upheld complaint
Reporting online voting
Revealing child's personal information without consent
Secret recording
Secret recording - made by others
Secret recording- re-use of
Sponsorship of BBC events
Staged events
Staged events and terrorism
Use of deception
Use of deception - of library material of grief and distress
Use of deception - of recording for note taking
Use of deception - of third party webcams
Use of deception - of tourist visa
Use of deception - of unattended equipment on private property without consent
Working in hostile environments/on high risk activities

Refusals to take part in programmes

Children and consent
Refusals to take part

Regional and Local Advisory Councils

Regional variations across the UK

Education
Law
Parliamentary powers

Registered trade marks

Religion

Comedy/satire
Editorial principles
Festivals
Festivals, respect for
Groups
Language
Observance of holy days
Offence - Editorial principles
Offence - Language
Religion - Introduction
Religion and Ethics department - Editorial principles
Religion and Ethics department- Other advice
Religious organisations, partnerships with
Sensitivities

Repeats

Archive material
Library material
Re-use and reversioning - Use of library material of scenes of suffering etc

Reporting

Accuracy
Allegations
Bomb warnings
Committal proceedings
Crime and anti-social behaviour
Deaths
Demonstrations/disturbances
Disasters, tragic events, grief - National and international emergencies
Disasters, tragic events, grief - Reporting suffering and distress
Election/referendum campaigns
Election/referendum campaigns - overseas
Hijacking, kidnapping etc
Illegal activities
Injured, grieving
Naming individuals reported dead, injured or missing - Editorial principles
Naming individuals reported dead, injured or missing - National and international emergencies
Northern Ireland
Online voting
Opinion polls
Overseas elections
Paedophiles and sex offenders
People whose opinions might offend
Petition proceedings (Scotland)
Political parties
Sexual offences
Sponsorship of BBC events
Statistics and risks
Suffering and distress - Privacy editorial principles
Suffering and distress - Reporting suffering and distress
Terrorism
War/conflict

Requests for BBC content

Police & PACE orders
Transmitted
Untransmitted material

Research

Advertising for contributors
Advertising for contributors
Contributors
Fact checking
Internet - Advertising for contributors
Internet -Fact checking
Note taking
Research
Secret recording

Response

Allegations
Personal view programmes
Right of reply - definition of
Right of reply - Fairness
Right of reply - Impartiality
Right of reply - Reporting allegations

Restrictions

Questions in competitions
Re-use of library material
Reporting - BBC Legal
Reporting - Other reporting restrictions
Youth Court proceedings

Re-use and reversioning

Clearance for
Consent
Mandatory referrals
Of library material, restrictions on
Scheduling issues
Secret recording
Sensitive material

Reviewing products/services

Revisiting past events

Right of reply

Fairness
Impartiality
Refusal of
Reporting allegations
Right of reply

Riots

Demonstrations/ disturbances etc.
Hostile environments etc.
Use of library material in drama

Risks

Assessment form
BBC Occupational Risk Management & contributors
Events
High risk activities
Safety of contributors

Royal Family, interviews with/appearances by

Royal Liaison Officer

Rude language see Language

Rules of parliamentary coverage

Rushes see untransmitted material

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