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Indemnity forms are the legal agreements by which an organisation providing a facility to the BBC clarifies liability if something goes wrong - either during recording or as a result of the broadcast. They may be stand-alone documents or an indemnity clause within a broader Access Agreement. Editorial Policy and/or Programme Legal Advice should be consulted before agreeing an indemnity clause.
The BBC has agreed a standard indemnity form with the Association of Chief Police Officers. Copies are available in electronic form on the Editorial Guidelines website ( www.bbc.co.uk/editorialguidelines ). Content producers who are presented with indemnity forms by police forces in England and Wales may sign them only if their wording precisely matches the standard form.
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