We’re warning parents and carers to be on high alert for online ads promoting baby products that claim to help with colic, reflux, sleep and soothing, after finding ads that promoted potentially ...

As the evenings close in and Autumn approaches, it’s nearly that time of year for bonfires, sparklers, pumpkins, witches and ghouls. But don’t let a complaint about your ad give you a paranormal ...

The ASA has ruled against ads aimed at new and expectant parents. In particular, marketers should take care to ensure that ...

With International Day of Older People on 1 October, we take the opportunity to celebrate older people, but ask “is UK advertising doing the same?”.

Find out how to check up on a complaint you've already made or complain about the ASA. Submit an online enquiry if you are a journalist with a media question, including to request access to embargoed ...

Who do the UK ad rules apply to? The UK advertising rules (known as the ‘CAP Code’ and ‘BCAP Code’), apply to businesses based in the UK and everyone who markets or advertises their business in ‘UK ...

Note: This advice is given by the CAP Executive about non-broadcast advertising. It does not constitute legal advice. It does not bind CAP, CAP advisory panels or the Advertising Standards Authority.

Before advertisers can make medicinal claims in their ads – a claim that a product can treat or prevent disease, injury, ailment or adverse condition - they must be sure their product is classified as ...

A VOD ad, paid-for YouTube and TV ad for Innocent drinks, seen in May 2021: a. The TV ad featured an animation in which characters sang a song with the lyrics: “We’re messing up the planet. We’re ...

This guidance supports users of the UK Advertising Codes to understand how the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is likely to apply rules, which reflect restrictions on the advertising of less ...

This Enforcement Notice provides guidance about ads placed by lead generation companies and licensed insolvency practitioners which ultimately advertise services for individual voluntary arrangements ...

A poster and three paid-for LinkedIn posts for Lloyds, seen in May 2024: a. The poster featured an image of a person in a laboratory coat handling seaweed and text that stated, “Growing the business ...