Publishing covers very different businesses, and what you must do depends on what you publish. This path takes you through it in order: put the duties every publisher shares in place, then follow the rules for your kind of publishing, and finish by checking you have covered everything.
Step 1 — Put the shared duties in place
Every publisher must respect copyright, protect personal data, follow the electronic marketing rules, insure its employees, and keep the workplace safe, fire-safe and free of discrimination.
Step 2 — Follow the rules for what you publish
Now work through the guide for your kind of publishing. If you do both, follow each relevant guide.
If you publish books, newspapers, journals or directories
Deposit copies with the legal deposit libraries, meet consumer subscription and cancellation rules, and handle directory and mailing-list data lawfully.
If you publish software or video games
Get a statutory age rating for non-exempt video games before supply, protect and license your software copyright, and check your Online Safety Act position if your game has chat or user-generated content.
Step 3 — Confirm you are compliant
Work through the publishing compliance checklist to confirm every obligation that applies to your business is in place.