Overview 

This standard is about monitoring and controlling compliance with legal regulations, non-statutory requirements and codes of practice. It covers identifying sensitive and contentious aspects of productions and taking appropriate action, obtaining specialist advice where necessary.

It is about ensuring discretion and maintaining confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information.

It is also about identifying sources of specific information and how to access this.

You will also need to be aware of regulations around using premium rate voting services and competitions for any live or pre-recorded programmes.

This standard is for all working on productions.

 

Performance Criteria 

You must be able to:

  1. confirm that the content of production materials conforms to legislation, regulations, codes of practice and organisational requirements
  2. identify content that may contravene codes or rating systems
  3. identify and refer sensitive or contentious aspects of production material to responsible people
  4. obtain specialist advice when you are unsure whether production material is legal or consistent with codes of practice
  5. maintain confidentiality of information in line with legislation and organisational procedures
  6. secure compliance and protect the interests of productions
  7. take action when there is a failure to comply with legal or non-statutory requirements
  8. confirm that the steps taken to ensure public interaction with productions meets regulations

 

Knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand:  

  1. legal, moral and ethical codes of practice for production content including those of broadcasters’, regulators, films
  2. equality, diversity and inclusion legislation
  3. employment and contractual regulations such as right to work legislation, working time regulations, child performer regulations
  4. the confidential nature of productions and the application of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)
  5. reporting requirements
  6. the implications of current legislation and regulations covering Data Protection
  7. legislation covering voting services and competitions for live and recorded programmes
  8. health and safety regulations
  9. codes and rating systems in the UK and abroad
  10. the time and place of transmission or exhibition, in order to ensure that the regulations are not breached
  11. the legal and ethical requirements for public interaction with the production
  12. sources of further specialist information and advice, and when and how to access them