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It is vital that all programmes comply with the relevant statutory and regulatory provisions.
If you have a programme issue and are not sure if it falls in the realms of editorial policy, programme legal advice, business affairs or elsewhere please contact Susan Binney .
• Editorial Guidelines (including detailed Advice Notes and a list of the mandatory referrals)
• All those making programmes for us are expected to have completed the Safeguarding Trust radio module .
• When the programme is produced by a company where the on-air talent is a director or shareholder of the company or holds a senior management role within the company or in-house department the programme must comply with the Talent as Executive Producer Policy .
• Briefings about Editorial Guidelines and the compliance form are available. Please contact Susan Binney for details.
• The compliance form [Word file, 102 KB or PDF, 30 KB ] is part of the programme production agreement (see Business Affairs section). The Compliance Form Guidance Notes [PDF, 30KB] should be read before completing the form.
• In order to include any competitions or voting in a BBC programme, the Safeguarding Trust competitions modules must have been completed and the relevant approval forms authorised.
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• Health & Safety - General Guidance for Independents on the Safety of their Productions [PDF, 135 KB]
• The Health & Safety Executive's (External) Five Steps to Risk Assessment [PDF, 135 KB]
• An example of the type of form to be used to record risk management of programme activity is available here [Word file, 150 KB]
• Training courses on health & safety, new media and radio production available from (External) BBC Training
• Staging and covering live events raise separate H&S considerations and should be discussed early with your Commissioning Editor and Business Affairs contacts
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The BBC is committed to best practice in child protection. Any independent production company making a programme for BBC Audio & Music involving children must comply with the principles set out in the BBC's Child Protection Policy .
Read our guide for independent production companies working with children on a BBC project. [PDF, 50 KB]
You will be asked to provide a nominated person in charge of child protection and a copy of your child protection policy and guidance. Self-disclosure statements (example here [Word File, 27 KB] ) will be required from all involved in the programme before production begins, and some may need a full Criminal Records Bureau check.
If you would like to discuss any of this further, please contact either Susan Binney or the Commissioning Editor.
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