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21 November 2009
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Guidance

The following guidance, guidelines and links supplement the BBC Editorial Guidelines. Always read the relevant section of the Guidelines as well as the guidance.

Click on the text to see the guidance as web pages. Click on the word or pdf document icon to read a word or pdf document.

List of guidance in alphabetical order:

• PDF document Access Agreements and Indemnity Forms

• PDF document Alternative Finance, Statement of Policy

• PDF document Audience Voting

• PDF document BBC Awards

• PDF document Charity, Cross-BBC Fundraising Initiatives

• PDF document Competitions

• PDF document Conflicts of Interest Guidelines

• PDF document Crime

• PDF document Events, Mounting and Coverage Of Non Sports

• Election Guidelines 2009

• PDF document Financial Journalism

• PDF document Hearing Loss, Guidance on Television Viewers with

• PDF document Informed Consent and Consent Forms

• PDF document Internet Research

• PDF document Live Output

• PDF document Make-Over Programmes, Funding and Selection of Contributors

• PDF document Medical Emergencies, Filming in

• PDF document Missing People

• PDF document National Lottery, Coverage of

• Natural World, Recording The

• PDF document News Bulletins, Fictitious

• PDF document News Releases, Video and Audio

• PDF document Off-air Activities for Presenters and Editorial Staff in BBC News, BBC Nations and Regions and BBC Global News

• PDF document Offensive Language

• PDF document Opinion Polls, Surveys, Questionnaires, Votes and 'Straw Polls'

• PDF document Parliamentary Broadcasting: Rules of Coverage

• PDF document Partnerships

• PDF document Reporting the United Kingdom

• PDF document Reporting Risk

• PDF document Secret Recording

• PDF document Social Networking and other third party websites, BBC use of

• PDF document Social Networking and other third party websites (including blogging and personal web-space), Personal use of

• PDF document Sponsorship of BBC On Air Events Broadcast on BBC Publicly Funded Channels

• PDF document Stills Photographs and Images, the use of

• PDF document Terrorism, Use of Language When Reporting

• PDF document User Generated Content (Video, Audio and Stills Contributions From Members Of The Public in BBC News Output)

• PDF document Visually Impaired Television Viewers, Guidance on

Links

Some links below lead to information on the BBC's internal website, which can only be accessed by BBC staff. If you need this information please contact Editorial Policy.

• Branding Guidelines from BBC Marketing and Communication (Link to internal BBC site)
• Joint Promotions with Third Parties in the UK, Guidelines (Link to internal BBC site)
• Sports Sponsorship Guidelines (Link to internal BBC site)
• Partnerships Code
• Trailing of Commercial Products on BBC Public Service Television Channels, Guidelines For