ASA and PCC

About ASA

The Advertising Standards Authority is the UK’s independent regulator of advertising across all media. We apply the Advertising Codes, which are written by the Committees of Advertising Practice. Our work includes acting on complaints and proactively checking the media to take action against misleading, harmful or offensive advertisements.
In this section you can find out how advertising regulation works, who our key people are and information about our performance.

The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) is a voluntary regulatory body for British printed newspapers and magazines, consisting of representatives of the major publishers. 

IPSO – Independent press standards organisation

Working on complaints made by individuals or organisations

1 Accuracy

2 Opportunity to reply
3 Privacy
4 Harassment
5 Intrusion into grief or shock
6 Children
7 Children in sex cases
8 Hospitals
9 Reporting of Crime
10 Clandestine devices
11 Victims of sexual assault
12 Discrimination
13 Financial journalism
14 Confidential sources
15 Witness payments in criminal trials
16 Payment to criminals