interviewed, he or she has also agreed to give you control over the way in which that material is used in the programme. If you are not paying an interviewee, you should make sure that the clearance is worded in such a way that it is not "void for lack of consideration" (see the introductory page to this section).

You may occasionally find that you want to engage an actor to do a voice-over, and that he/she or his/her agent wants the protection of an engagement under the appropriate Equity agreement. For more about these agreements, see under the icon "Industry Agreements: Actors" in this section.

Expert advice on these and related points may be obtained by PACT members only, from the Producers’ Industrial Relations Service at (tel) 44 (0)207-830-6600 or (e-mail) pirs@pact.co.uk.

PACT members can also see model contracts for the engagement of presenters, reporters and voice-over artists, and model interview clearances, on the PACT website at http://www.pact.co.uk.