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 protect employees and others affected by the business — studios, control rooms, outside broadcasts, and work involving rigging, electrical equipment and working at height carry specific duties.
insurance
Great_Britain
Annual
Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969
Enforced by:
HSE
Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969
Required 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)
Broadcasters process personal data of staff, contributors, competition entrants and audiences. Pay the ICO data protection fee unless exempt and comply with UK GDPR. A journalism/special-purposes exemption may apply to some editorial processing.
compliance
Great_Britain
Ongoing
Equality Act 2010 — protected characteristics
Enforced by:
EHRC
Equality Act 2010
No discrimination in employment or in the provision of services to the public. Reinforced for broadcasters by Ofcom licence conditions on equal opportunities and training, and by access-services obligations (subtitling, signing, audio description) under the Communications Act 2003.
compliance
England_Wales
Ongoing
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Enforced by:
LOCAL_FIRE_AUTHORITY
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
The 'responsible person' for any workplace (studios, offices, transmission sites) must carry out and maintain a fire risk assessment. Devolved variants: Fire (Scotland) Act 2005; Fire and Rescue Services (NI) Order 2006.
compliance
Uk
Ongoing
Ofcom Broadcasting Code compliance
Enforced by:
OFCOM
Communications Act 2003
All licensed broadcasters must comply with the Ofcom Broadcasting Code — a statutory code made by Ofcom under s319 of the Communications Act 2003. It covers harm and offence, protection of under-18s, accuracy and due impartiality in news, fairness and privacy, sponsorship, product placement and commercial references. Breaches can lead to financial penalties, shortening or revocation of a licence.
compliance
Uk
Ongoing
Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR)
Enforced by:
ICO
Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003
Sector-specific privacy rules engaged by broadcasters' marketing and audience-engagement activity: consent for marketing calls, texts and emails; cookies and similar technologies on websites and apps; and rules on premium-rate phone-in / voting services (alongside the PSA / Ofcom premium-rate regime). Enforced by the ICO.