This document outlines several guidelines for program makers including: - Reconstructions must be fair and accurately labeled if there is risk of misleading viewers. Covert filming requires broadcaster approval. - News must be reported with due impartiality, though broadcasters don't need to give equal time to all views. - Programs must be honest, fair, and accurate. Paying potential witnesses requires legal approval. - Privacy and fairness to individuals and organizations must be considered, and distress to those under 18 avoided when possible. Parental consent may be required.

2.  All reconstructions must be fair and
accurate.
 If there is a risk that viewers might be
misled, reconstructions should be
labelled as such to avoid confusion.
 When there is risks of making distress by
reconstructing actual events,

3.  Individuals must not really be filmed or
videoed secretly for inclusion in a
programme unless been accepted by the
broadcaster in advance.

 Programme-makers have to be set in
writing their justification for covert
filming/recording.
 Before any secret videoing/filming is
undertaken, there are detailed guidelines
you must

4.  News, in any form, HAS to be reported with due
rightness and presented with due impartiality
 The term “due” is significant what it means is that
impartiality must be adequate and appropriate in
all the circumstances of the particular story.
 Broadcasters do not have to give equal time to
each and every view or argument
 Any proposal to involve politicians in news
programmes, other than as interviewees, must first
be referred to the commissioning editor for
approval who, in turn, should seek advice from the
programme lawyer.

5.  Programmes HAVE to be..
 HONEST
 FAIR
 ACCURACY

6.  You must not make any payment or
promise .
 Where criminal proceedings are VERY
LIKELY and foreseeable, again you can
not pay or promise to pay a potential
witnesses with no first consulting with
your commissioning editor and stealing
advice from the programme lawyer.

7.  We must hide from the very unfair
treatment of individuals or organisations
in programmes.
 Any significant infringement of privacy
of an individual or organisation, in the
making or broadcast of a
programme, has to be warranted by the
public interest.

8.  Due care must be taken with regard to the physical
and emotional welfare and the dignity of people
under 18 years who are involved in programmes.
Further, unnecessary distress or anxiety must not be
caused.
 Parents should be required for individuals under 18
appearing in programmes, unless their contribution is
little and uncontroversial, or it is warranted to
proceed without such consent.
 Under 18s seem to think that they are untouchable.
That they can get away with anything. Is it now not
time for people under 18 to face harsher
punishments?

9.  Contributors to programmes have a right
to know:
 what a programme is about.
 if they are taking part in a debate or
discussion, the range of views to be
represented .
 and who the other participants will be
whether their contribution will be live or
recorded,and whether it will be edited.

10.  ● Programmes involving criminals or
about criminality require special care
and are likely to be legally contentious.

11.  The commissioning editor on the advice
of the programme lawlyer and I also
lensure that on-air an alrm is given to
viewers, where appropriate

12.  Product placement is not allowed
 Sponsoring and sponserd programmes
must defiantly not be able to contain
promol references to the sponsor it is
activities or products or services