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Whitechapel Centre
- Not Upheld
- Poster
- 21 June 2017
A website for a charity for the homeless, www.whitechapelcentre.co.uk, seen on 5 February 2017, stated "NO SECOND NIGHT OUT ON THE STREETS. TELL US ABOUT A ROUGH SLEEPER" and featured a telephone number. Text below stated "Have you seen someone sleeping rough? Are you worried about someone who may be ...
Responsible Gambling Trust t/a BeGambleAware.org
- Upheld
- Cinema
- 07 June 2017
A cinema ad for Responsible Gambling Trust, seen in February 2017, showed a young woman sitting on her bed while an older man sat on a desk in the corner of the room. The older man said, in a sinister and menacing way, “What is it? What is it? It’s just a bit of fun. Hey [laughs] it’s just a bit of fun. It’s just a ...
Funeral Services Ltd t/a Co-Op Funeralcare
- Not Upheld
- Internet (social networking), Television
- 24 May 2017
A TV ad and a video shown on Co-op Funeralcare’s YouTube channel, seen between October 2016 and February 2017:
a. The TV ad featured scenes of an older man with his tractor engine. The man was shown driving his tractor while a voice-over stated, “Unlike some funeral plan providers, Co-op Funeralcare cover all ...
Time Out Digital Ltd
- Not Upheld
- Internet (on own site), E-mail
- 19 April 2017
An email for Time Out Digital, promoting a product for Shaw Academy, received on 22 January 2017, included text which stated "An online photography course with Shaw Academy Was £395, now £19".

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