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When Dermot O’Leary prompted viewers to download singles of Diana Vickers and Michael Buble on the X Factor last October Ofcom decided to investigate. Despite accepting that this was due to a script error, the media watchdog was concerned that this had happened on two separate occasions and found that the X Factor had breached rule 10.3, ‘products or services must not be promoted in programmes’.
There is a further rule in the Broadcasting Code which prohibits product placement. However X Factor did not breach this rule as product placement would involve a reference to a product in exchange for valuable consideration. There was no financial arrangement in place here.
Interestingly, on 28 February 2011 new rules will come into effect which will subject to exceptions permit product placement in UK TV programmes. Despite this the new rules would not change the outcome for X Factor. This is because the new rules will still not allow positive references to products which directly encourage purchases.
Following an MP debate on 5 November 2019, the government is due to release long-awaited guidance as to how it intends to protect workers in the retail industry against violence, harassment and abuse.
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Statistics released by Eaton indicate that 1 in 4 Universities have received complaints about fire safety issues or building evacuation procedures from students, staff or members of the public in the last 5 years.
Nazareth Care Charitable Trust which operates a care home in Bonnyrigg, Scotland, recently received a fine after a resident at one of its care homes suffered a fatal injury after falling down a flight of stairs.
Draft legislation has already been produced to replicate the 2017 IR35 changes within the public sector and extend these to medium and large private sector organisations, with the final legislation previously expected this month.
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