Latest News
ASA puts 'greenwash' in the limelight (15 July 2008)
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has today published a report detailing the findings of a stakeholder consultation seminar entitled ‘Environmental Claims in Advertising: Is Green a Grey Area?’. The ASA used the seminar to engage with industry, environmental and consumer groups on establishing where problems arise and setting parameters for environmental and ethical claims.
Read full story
Revised TV sound levels rule comes into force (07 July 2008)
On Monday 7 July, the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) revised TV sound levels rule will come into force.
Read full story
Alcohol ads are in spirit of the tightened advertising rules (04 July 2008)
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has published the findings of its Alcohol Advertising Compliance Survey 2007. The report reveals that a significantly high proportion of alcohol ads, 97% were compliant with the Advertising Codes.
Read full story
BCAP Consultation: The Regulation of Unfair Commercial Practices in TV and Radio Advertising (24 June 2008)
The Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) and the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) have announced further developments on their work to align the UK Advertising Codes with the Consumer Protection for Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (CPRs).
Read full story
ASA appoints new Director of Communications and Marketing (03 June 2008)
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has appointed Esra Erkal-Paler as its new Director of Communications and Marketing. She takes up the post on Monday 9 June in succession to Claire Forbes who has been appointed Director of Communications for the Youth Justice Board.
Read full story
Upcoming/Recent Events
ASA Graduate Training Seminars (15 September 2008)
The Advertising Standards Authority and the Committee of Advertising Practice will be running another annual training session for new staff from IPA agencies from 20 - 23 October 2008. The seminars will take place at the ASA's offices in Holborn.
Read full story
Environmental claims in advertising. Is green a grey area? (21 May 2008)
Carbon Neutral, Zero Carbon, Environmentally Friendly and Sustainable are all claims that feature regularly in advertising and marketing material. But what do they really mean? Are consumers being misled? Are companies really making a concerted effort to go green or is it just marketing hype?
The ASA held a stakeholder consultation on Thursday 12 June to discuss these issues.
Read full story
International Advertising Law Symposium (22 April 2008)
The International Advertising Law Symposium 2008. Was organised by the Instanbul University Faculty of Law.
Read full story
International Direct Marketing Fair 2008 (22 February 2008)
The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) attended this year's International Direct Marketing Fair 2008.
Read full story
ASA violence in advertising seminar (18 October 2007)
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Chairman, Lord (Chris) Smith hosted a seminar in Nottingham on Wednesday 21 November that focussed on the issue of violent imagery in advertising. The timely event followed a significant increase in complaints to the ASA in this area during the past year.
Read full story
ASA Graduate Training Seminars (25 September 2007)
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) held their annual training sessions for new staff, from marketing communications agencies, on 23, 24 & 26 October 2007. The seminars took place at the ASA's offices in Holborn.
Read full story
Insider's Guide to the ASA (21 February 2007)
ASA coming to Scotland: Get the inside story on how the Advertising Standards Authority works.
Read full story