These requirements apply to all business activities in this division.
compliance
Great_Britain
Ongoing
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 — general duties
Enforced by:
HSE
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
General duty to ensure the health, safety and welfare of employees and others affected by the business — editorial offices, warehousing and distribution.
insurance
Great_Britain
Annual
Employers' Liability Insurance
Enforced by:
HSE
Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969
Compulsory for any business employing at least one person.
registration
Uk
Annual
UK GDPR + Data Protection Act 2018
Enforced by:
ICO
Data Protection Act 2018; UK GDPR (retained EU law)
Publishers process personal data on subscribers, contributors, staff and marketing lists. ICO registration (payment of the data protection fee) is required unless specifically exempt.
compliance
Great_Britain
Ongoing
Equality Act 2010 — protected characteristics
Enforced by:
EHRC
Equality Act 2010
Discrimination, harassment and victimisation prohibited across the protected characteristics, in employment and in services to the public.
compliance
England_Wales
Ongoing
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Enforced by:
LOCAL_FIRE_AUTHORITY
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
The 'responsible person' must carry out a fire risk assessment and maintain fire precautions in non-domestic premises (offices, print/warehouse sites). Devolved variants: Fire (Scotland) Act 2005; Fire and Rescue Services (NI) Order 2006.
compliance
Uk
Ongoing
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 compliance
Enforced by:
IPO
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
Core regime for all publishing: securing or licensing rights in works published, respecting moral rights and third-party copyright, and clearing permissions for reproduced material. Software, literary, artistic and database works are all protected. No registration in the UK — protection is automatic — but the Intellectual Property Office administers the framework and related rights.
compliance
Uk
Ongoing
Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) — electronic marketing
Enforced by:
ICO
Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003; UK GDPR (retained EU law)
Governs electronic marketing (email, SMS, telephone) and use of cookies — relevant to subscriptions, promotions and any direct-marketing list. Consent rules are stricter than the UK GDPR alone. Enforced by the ICO; acute for directory and mailing-list publishers (see 58.12).