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Useful Links |
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Age Concern - the UK's largest
organisation working with and for older people.
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www.ace.org.uk
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BBC - the British Broadcasting
Corporation is publicly funded and provides entertainment, education
and information for television viewers and radio listeners at home
and abroad.
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www.bbc.co.uk
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British Board of Film Classification
- BBFC is an independent body which was originally
established by the film industry in 1912. They are responsible for
the classification of films released in this country.
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www.bbfc.co.uk
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British Council of Disabled
People - This is the UK's national organisation of the worldwide
Disabled People's Movement. They were set up in 1981 by disabled
people to promote equality and participation in UK society.
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www.bcodp.org.uk
and try the government's website at www.disability.gov.uk
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Channel 4 - Channel 4 was
created by Act of Parliament in 1982 as a commercial channel.
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www.channel4.com
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Commission for Racial Equality
- This is a publicly funded and non-governmental body. It was
set up under the Race Relations Act 1976 to confront racial discrimination
and promote racial equality.
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www.cre.gov.uk
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Equal Opportunities Commission
- An agency working to eliminate sex discrimination in 21st
Century Britain.
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www.eoc.org.uk
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| European Leisure Software Publishers
Association - founded in 1989 for the British computer and video
games industry. |
www.elspa.com
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Five - The newest of
the commercial terrestrial channels, Channel 5 was launched in 1997 and
rebranded as Five in September 2002.
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www.five.tv
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Health Development Agency -
Improving people's health and reducing health inequalities, The HDA
gathers evidence and produces advice for policy makers, professionals
and practitioners.
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www.hda-online.org.uk
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ITV - ITV is the biggest
commercial television network in the UK.
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www.itv.com
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Ofcom - Ofcom was
established in December 2003 when the Broadcasting Standards Commission
(BSC) and the Independent Television Commission (ITC) merged to form
one centralised regulatory body. The organisation has responsibilities
for the UK communications industries and across television, radio,
telecommunications and wireless communications services.
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www.ofcom.org.uk
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Sky
- multi-channel digital satellite
television
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www.sky.com |
Video Standards Council -
The VSC was established in 1989 to develop and administer a Code of
Practice to promote
high standards and responsibility within the video industry.
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www.videostandards.org.uk
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