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Polling Day - 15th November
Created on 15 Nov 2012
15th November 2012, is polling day in the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections in England (outside London) and Wales as well as in three Parliamentary by-elections. The relevant section of the Guidelines is as follows:
Polling Day
There will be no coverage of any of the election campaigns on polling day, from 6am until polls close at 10pm on TV, radio or bbc.co.uk. However, online sites will not have to remove archive reports. Coverage will be restricted to factual accounts with nothing which could be construed as influencing the ballots.
No opinion poll on any issue relating to politics or the election may be published until after the polls have closed.
Whilst the polls are open, it is a criminal offence to broadcast anything about the way in which people have voted in that election.
Any queries to Ric Bailey, Chief Adviser, Politics: ric.bailey@bbc.co.uk or phone: 07889 852195; (0208 00) 81805
or Phil Abrams: philip.abrams@bbc.co.uk or phone: 07768 645342
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12 Oct 2010
The first Newsletter from the new Editorial Guidelines website is coming soon
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22 Jun 2011
Gestures, undue prominence, flashing images, strong language
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27 Jul 2011
Props, Product Placement, Children, Reporting Statistics, Editorial Guidelines Training Modules, Archive Pictures and Commercial Services Guidelines
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19 Sep 2011
Accuracy, real people in drama, Eastenders, strong language on radio
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14 Oct 2011
Investigations and Secret Recording Guidance, Use of Twitter, Setting Up Action Lines
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13 Dec 2011
Competitions, Skype, Fairness, Privacy and the Public Interest
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26 Jan 2012
Draft May Election Guidelines, Strong Language on Radio, Tweeting from Court, Use of Mobiles while Driving, New Secret Recording Forms
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06 Aug 2012
Watershed, privacy, repeats, children in court, protecting proper journalism
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24 Sep 2012
Police & Crime Commissioners' Elections, Party Conferences, Anonymising voices, Private Investigators, Global News Marketing Events, Tribal people, Syndication, Diane Abbott
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Editorial Policy Newsletter - Feb 2013
11 Feb 2013
Material Uncovered During Investigations, Setting Up Action Lines, The Trade Mark Tango, May Elections: Draft Guidelines Published, Eastleigh By-Election,
