www.bsc.org.uk
Statutory body for both standards and fairness in broadcasting.
Established by the Broadcasting Act.
www.itc.org.uk
The Indpendent Television Commission is responsible for the regulation
of commercial television in the UK.
www.mcps.co.uk
The Mechanical Copyright Protection Society
www.prs.co.uk
The Performing Rights Society
www.oftel.gov.uk
The Office of Telecommunications
www.radioauthority.org.uk
The Radio Authority
www.culture.gov.uk
The Department For Culture, Media and Sport
www.pcc.org.uk
The Press Complaints Commission
www.asa.org.uk
Advertising Standards Association
www.videostandards.org.uk
The Video Standards Council
www.bbfc.co.uk
The British Board of Film Censors
www.scope.org.uk
Scope's employment services offer a range of employment support.
www.rnid.org.uk
The Royal National Institute for the Deaf provides advice to employers
on adjustments for deaf and hard of hearing people.
www.rnib.org.uk
The Royal National Institute for the Blind provides information
for employers on recruitement, retention and training of visually
impaired people.
www.remap.org.uk
Provides one off technical aids which help disabled people.
www.dlf.org.uk
The Disabled Living Foundation runs a national telephone helpline
service to provide advice and information on equipment and gadgets
and where to find them.
www.cae.org.uk
The Centre for Accessible Environments provides technical information
and is a consultancy resource for the construction industry, providers
of goods and services, the care professions and disabled people.
www.bcodp.org.uk
The British Council Of Disabled People is an umbrella organisation
set up by disabled people themselves and represents over 130 disabled
peoples' groups at national level.
www.abi.org.uk
The Association of British Insurers offers advice on all insurance
matters.
www.cacdp.org.uk
The Council for the Advancement of Communication with Deaf People
has an aim of promoting communication between deaf, hard of hearing,
deafblind and hearing people by offering high quality nationally
recognised assessments and accreditations in British Sign Language
and other forms of communication used by deaf people.
www.equity.org.uk
Equity provides information about disabled actors on the Equity
database and policies on disabled and integrated casting.
www.topica.com/lists/EtCetera/read
EtCetera is a weekly newsletter of the National Disability Arts
Forum whose mission is to create equality of opportunity for disabled
people in all aspects of the arts.
www.fourall.org
Channel 4 Television site providing information about the Channel4
database, FourALL, which offers training and employment opportunities.
www.radioauthority.org.uk
The Radio Authority licences and regulates all commercial radio
services.
www.drc-gb.org
The Disability Rights Commission is an independent body established
by the Government to eliminate discrimination against disabled
people and to promote equality of opportunity.
www.ofcom.org.uk
Ofcom
www.disability.gov.uk
Disability Discrimination Act 2001
www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/20000021.htm
Learning and Skills Act 2000
www.lsc.gov.uk
Learning and Skills Council
www.cpb.org/about/history/uscode.html
Public Broadcasting Act
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1990/Ukpga_19900042_en_1.htm
Broadcasting Act 1990
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1996/1996055.htm
The Broadcasting Act 1996
http://www.culture.gov.uk/creative/dti-dcms_comms-reform_white_paper.html
White Paper on Communication
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1994/Ukpga_19940033_en_1.htm
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980042.htm
Human Rights Act 1988
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1988/Ukpga_19880048_en_1.htm
Copyright, Designs and Patents Acts 1988
www.patent.gov.uk/about/ippd/issues/rda%201949.pdf
Registered Designs Act
www.writersguild.org.uk
Writers Guild of Great Britain (WGGB)
www.musiciansunion.org.uk
Musicians Union for information about MU/PACT agreement
http://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/delivery/
finalsteps.shtml#music_reporting
BBC pages about music agreements with MU
www.bbc.co.uk/wales/justthejob/followyourdream/wrap/x_trivia.shtml
BBC pages about Equity agreements
http://www.bectu.org
For details of industry agreements (new link to add)
www.equity.org.uk
Equity website
http://www.mcps.co.uk/
Mechanical Copyright Protection Society
www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1996/1996031.htm
Defamation Act 1996
ukcdr.org/issues/eucd
EU Copyright Directive (2001/29/EC)
www.kingstonsmith.co.uk/30_jan_02_Ecommerce_Directive.asp
EU Commerce Directive (2000/31/EC)
http://www.wipo.int
World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980029.htm
Data Protection Act 1988
www.ukcle.ac.uk/directions/issue4/senda.html
Special Education Needs and Disability Act 2001
www.patent.gov.uk
The UK Patent Office is a very useful site. They are in charge
of intellectual property in the UK and all areas are fully explained
in understandable language.
www.pact.co.uk/resources/art_dtl.asp?art_id=199
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