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</li> </ul> </nav>  </div>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </header> <div class="main-wrapper">  <div class="title-section bg-very-dark-grey"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-8"> <h1 class="heading">Transparency</h1> <h4>Information voluntarily published on our website about who we are and our policies. </h4> </div> <div class="col-sm-4">  <div class="share-page-widget"> <p class="share-page-widget-item-holder"> <a href="#" class="favourites-button element-with-icon" data-action = "add" data-target-id = "27B2C552-641F-49F4-B5A3C7330310F397" data-target-type = "page" > <span class="font-icon font-icon-Artboard-Copy-295"></span> <strong>Add to my favourites</strong> </a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="container">  <div class="breadcrumb"> <ul class="breadcrumb-list"> <li class="breadcrumb-list-item"> <a href="https://www.asa.org.uk/">Home</a> </li> <li class="breadcrumb-list-item"> Transparency </li> </ul> </div>   <div class="contents"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-8">  <div class="main-content"> The Advertising Standards Authority, Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) or the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) are not designated “public authorities” for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Nevertheless we have made a commitment to being a transparent organisation and will voluntarily:<br />   <ul> <li>Publish some of the information a public authority would be obliged to make public.</li> <li>Consider requests for the disclosure of unpublished information including under other applicable information rights legislation.</li> </ul> <h2>Information about the ASA and CAP</h2> We voluntarily publish the following information on our website about who we are and our policies:<br />   <ul class="listing "> <li class="listing-item"> <a href="https://www.asa.org.uk/transparency/who-we-are-and-what-we-do.html" class="listing-item-wrapper"> <div class="listing-item-wrapper"> <div class="featured-image"> <img src="https://www.asa.org.uk/static/derivatives/toc_img_de95608d9ec9661aae532370647937ea/cd9615d6-6308-459d-a8b70cb994797e23.jpg" alt="Who we are and what we do" /> </div> <h3 class="heading">Who we are and what we do</h3> </div> </a> </li> <li class="listing-item"> <a href="https://www.asa.org.uk/transparency/what-we-spend-and-how-we-spend-it.html" class="listing-item-wrapper"> <div class="listing-item-wrapper"> <div class="featured-image"> <img src="https://www.asa.org.uk/static/derivatives/toc_img_de95608d9ec9661aae532370647937ea/cb671ce2-017c-4517-b11200632ecfc5ca.jpg" alt="What we spend and how we spend it" /> </div> <h3 class="heading">What we spend and how we spend it</h3> </div> </a> </li> <li class="listing-item"> <a href="https://www.asa.org.uk/transparency/our-priorities-and-performance.html" class="listing-item-wrapper"> <div class="listing-item-wrapper"> <div class="featured-image"> <img src="https://www.asa.org.uk/static/derivatives/toc_img_de95608d9ec9661aae532370647937ea/972cf989-9060-435e-91ac39c8570f37f8.9e4e27d6-cd29-4b67-858d1d05afc26f07.jpg" alt="Our priorities and performance" /> </div> <h3 class="heading">Our priorities and performance</h3> </div> </a> </li> <li class="listing-item"> <a href="https://www.asa.org.uk/transparency/how-we-make-decisions.html" class="listing-item-wrapper"> <div class="listing-item-wrapper"> <div class="featured-image"> <img src="https://www.asa.org.uk/static/derivatives/toc_img_de95608d9ec9661aae532370647937ea/74b53f80-3d69-44fe-b6118ee10f771d13.jpg" alt="How we make decisions" /> </div> <h3 class="heading">How we make decisions</h3> </div> </a> </li> <li class="listing-item"> <a href="https://www.asa.org.uk/transparency/policies-and-procedures.html" class="listing-item-wrapper"> <div class="listing-item-wrapper"> <div class="featured-image"> <img src="https://www.asa.org.uk/static/derivatives/toc_img_de95608d9ec9661aae532370647937ea/ae307086-24b8-46de-9ccd2ad7443e3896.8e212986-885f-4a39-ad2ab69014b16291.jpg" alt="Our policies and procedures" /> </div> <h3 class="heading">Our policies and procedures</h3> </div> </a> </li> <li class="listing-item"> <a href="https://www.asa.org.uk/transparency/lists-and-registers.html" class="listing-item-wrapper"> <div class="listing-item-wrapper"> <div class="featured-image"> <img src="https://www.asa.org.uk/static/derivatives/toc_img_de95608d9ec9661aae532370647937ea/b8a21994-a458-434f-b6df556d26c4b25b.jpg" alt="Our lists and registers" /> </div> <h3 class="heading">Our lists and registers</h3> </div> </a> </li> <li class="listing-item"> <a href="https://www.asa.org.uk/transparency/the-services-we-offer.html" class="listing-item-wrapper"> <div class="listing-item-wrapper"> <div class="featured-image"> <img src="https://www.asa.org.uk/static/derivatives/toc_img_de95608d9ec9661aae532370647937ea/6ecc74fe-554d-4638-9d253be0389ffccd.jpg" alt="The various services that we offer" /> </div> <h3 class="heading">The various services that we offer</h3> </div> </a> </li> </ul> <p><br /> If you would like to submit a request for unpublished information, please complete the form below or write to us using the address at the bottom of this page. We provide most unpublished information free of charge, however where a request requires specialist skills to interrogate our databases, we charge according to length of time the work will take us. <br /> <br /> Enquiries made on behalf of an organisation should provide a named contact. Providing a phone number may help us answer your question more quickly, particularly if it is unclear to us. Replies will be sent by email or (if specified) by conventional post.</p> <form action="https://www.asa.org.uk/formbuilder/core/submitAction/" id="formbuilder_b90265e34aa5e7085a6567f6ccb12c94A3C54AC8-82D1-451C-AE0AFB1DB0143F9D" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" novalidate> <input type="hidden" name="csrfToken" value="94CE89CF4823D358FF0FB881098EC0F3" > <input type="hidden" name="instanceid" value=""> <input type="hidden" name="form" value="10E5096E-1CBA-4026-A349CC17047EEF36"> <h2>Data request form</h2> <p>A summary of complaints received by the ASA is available in our <a href="https://www.asa.org.uk/advice-and-resources/resource-library/annual-reports.html">Annual Report</a>, with details of each ruling being <a href="https://www.asa.org.uk/codes-and-rulings/rulings.html">published on this website</a> every Wednesday.</p> <p>If you require additional information please complete the following form, to help us identify and extract the information you require as quickly as possible, thereby keeping charges to a minimum.  We will advise you how long we think it will take to produce the information, and any associated charges, and you can then decide if you wish to proceed.  </p> <p>We charge £25 (plus VAT) for the first hour of data processing, but each hour thereafter is £50 (plus VAT).</p> <p>We can only provide complaint data going back six years from today’s date.</p> <h3>Step 1 - About you</h3> <p>Please provide as much personal information as you are willing to enable us to contact you easily if we need to clarify your request.  Your personal data will not be used for any other purpose by the ASA or CAP, nor will it be passed on to any other organisation.</p> <div class="form-group " id="formbuilder_b90265e34aa5e7085a6567f6ccb12c94Fullname127F724D-2968-4F1E-997DC49A5875D5D4" > <label> Full name <span class="required">*</span> </label> <div class="form-field"> <input type="text" id="formbuilder_b90265e34aa5e7085a6567f6ccb12c94Fullname" placeholder="" name="Fullname" value="" class=" form-control" tabindex="1" maxlength="200" > </div> </div> <div class="form-group " id="formbuilder_b90265e34aa5e7085a6567f6ccb12c94telephonenumber30347657-A8AA-457C-8E6CF6E611594D3D" > <label> Telephone number <span class="required">*</span> </label> <div class="form-field"> <input type="text" id="formbuilder_b90265e34aa5e7085a6567f6ccb12c94telephonenumber" placeholder="" name="telephonenumber" value="" class=" form-control" tabindex="2" maxlength="200" > </div> </div> <div class="form-group " id="formbuilder_b90265e34aa5e7085a6567f6ccb12c94emailaddress525AE712-3813-481D-9319FF950A9EE21E" > <label> Email address <span class="required">*</span> </label> <div class="form-field"> <input type="email" id="formbuilder_b90265e34aa5e7085a6567f6ccb12c94emailaddress" placeholder="" name="emailaddress" value="" class="form-control form-control" tabindex="3" maxlength="200"> </div> </div> <h3>Step 2 - About your request</h3> <p>Please tell us specifically what data you are interested in.  You can include as many criteria as you wish, or none at all (which would give you all complaints dating back to six years ago today).</p> <div class="form-group " id="formbuilder_b90265e34aa5e7085a6567f6ccb12c94purpose41D13B75-96CE-49BC-B0C379090723010D" > <label> <span class="element-with-tooltip"> Purpose of data request<a title="Please explain why you need this data e.g. for research" class="tooltip js-show-tooltip" data-position="right"></a> </span> <span class="required">*</span> </label> <div class="form-field"> <textarea id="formbuilder_b90265e34aa5e7085a6567f6ccb12c94purpose" placeholder="" name="purpose" class=" form-control autosize-transition" tabindex="4"></textarea> </div> </div> <div class="form-group " id="formbuilder_b90265e34aa5e7085a6567f6ccb12c94keywords7E52D0A2-ADDF-44C3-82DF7D025EFC8225" > <label> <span class="element-with-tooltip"> Keywords<a title="If applicable include relevant keywords here e.g. advertiser name / product / brand name" class="tooltip js-show-tooltip" data-position="right"></a> </span> </label> <div class="form-field"> <textarea id="formbuilder_b90265e34aa5e7085a6567f6ccb12c94keywords" placeholder="" name="keywords" class=" form-control autosize-transition" tabindex="5"></textarea> </div> </div> <div class="form-group " id="formbuilder_b90265e34aa5e7085a6567f6ccb12c94industrysectorB24A8816-47E4-43F9-894EC631E2E25447" > <label> <span class="element-with-tooltip"> Industry sector(s)<a title="Mark any that apply" class="tooltip js-show-tooltip" data-position="right"></a> </span> </label> <div class="form-field"> <div class="checkbox"> <input type="checkbox" id="Agricultural-46DBC53C-0FAA-4F50-8351B2568F4A9DAF" name="industrysector" value="Agricultural" class=" " tabindex="28" > <label for="Agricultural-46DBC53C-0FAA-4F50-8351B2568F4A9DAF">Agricultural</label> </div> <div class="checkbox"> <input type="checkbox" id="Alcohol-ED863B42-39C8-46B9-8E37AECAC5DF4382" name="industrysector" value="Alcohol" class=" " tabindex="29" > <label for="Alcohol-ED863B42-39C8-46B9-8E37AECAC5DF4382">Alcohol</label> </div> <div class="checkbox"> <input type="checkbox" id="Business-8FAE6470-1AFA-405A-BC0855D41CD091B4" name="industrysector" value="Business" class=" " tabindex="30" > <label for="Business-8FAE6470-1AFA-405A-BC0855D41CD091B4">Business</label> </div> <div class="checkbox"> <input type="checkbox" id="Clothing-88DEA68B-7C55-44F2-B4C1BD374038BE8C" name="industrysector" value="Clothing" class=" " tabindex="31" > <label for="Clothing-88DEA68B-7C55-44F2-B4C1BD374038BE8C">Clothing</label> </div> <div class="checkbox"> <input type="checkbox" id="Computers and telecommunications-587226B2-0821-46CF-AAD9F80356B2FE4D" name="industrysector" value="Computers and telecommunications" class=" " tabindex="32" > <label for="Computers and telecommunications-587226B2-0821-46CF-AAD9F80356B2FE4D">Computers and telecommunications</label> </div> <div class="checkbox"> <input type="checkbox" id="Education-6F6D323B-FA86-4BB8-A521E46C30D0E989" name="industrysector" value="Education" class=" " tabindex="33" > <label for="Education-6F6D323B-FA86-4BB8-A521E46C30D0E989">Education</label> </div> <div class="checkbox"> <input type="checkbox" id="Electrical appliances-CAE6F771-6B88-43C7-9AA44877DFC409DB" name="industrysector" value="Electrical appliances" class=" " tabindex="34" > <label for="Electrical appliances-CAE6F771-6B88-43C7-9AA44877DFC409DB">Electrical appliances</label> </div> <div class="checkbox"> <input type="checkbox" id="Employment-F6B73D54-B7F9-456B-839849B1470320CF" name="industrysector" value="Employment" class=" " tabindex="35" > <label for="Employment-F6B73D54-B7F9-456B-839849B1470320CF">Employment</label> </div> <div class="checkbox"> <input type="checkbox" id="Financial-7F7A3E9F-0E99-4FAC-918353E836178525" name="industrysector" value="Financial" class=" " tabindex="36" > <label for="Financial-7F7A3E9F-0E99-4FAC-918353E836178525">Financial</label> </div> <div class="checkbox"> <input type="checkbox" id="Food and drink-E0DA5B2A-9B6E-4409-BBE533ACA1F89F2B" name="industrysector" value="Food and drink" class=" " tabindex="37" > <label for="Food and drink-E0DA5B2A-9B6E-4409-BBE533ACA1F89F2B">Food and drink</label> </div> <div class="checkbox"> <input type="checkbox" id="Health and beauty-950952B4-E7EA-48A9-8EC7AAEB6A005075" name="industrysector" value="Health and beauty" class=" " tabindex="38" > <label for="Health and beauty-950952B4-E7EA-48A9-8EC7AAEB6A005075">Health and beauty</label> </div> <div class="checkbox"> <input type="checkbox" id="Holidays and travel-3ED8FD5E-1D98-44B4-BECB40B72C7A50AE" name="industrysector" value="Holidays and travel" class=" " tabindex="39" > <label for="Holidays and travel-3ED8FD5E-1D98-44B4-BECB40B72C7A50AE">Holidays and travel</label> </div> <div class="checkbox"> <input type="checkbox" id="Household-73B23E2E-A63E-4A49-BDA3F08070085A89" name="industrysector" value="Household" class=" " tabindex="40" > <label for="Household-73B23E2E-A63E-4A49-BDA3F08070085A89">Household</label> </div> <div class="checkbox"> <input type="checkbox" id="Industrial and engineering-56AEFD6E-1AA3-43C1-88DEA8FB178E1A82" name="industrysector" value="Industrial and engineering" class=" " tabindex="41" > <label for="Industrial and engineering-56AEFD6E-1AA3-43C1-88DEA8FB178E1A82">Industrial and engineering</label> </div> <div class="checkbox"> <input type="checkbox" id="Leisure-54FB8A37-D5A0-450F-9254C8833774616B" name="industrysector" value="Leisure" class=" " tabindex="42" > <label for="Leisure-54FB8A37-D5A0-450F-9254C8833774616B">Leisure</label> </div> <div class="checkbox"> <input type="checkbox" id="Motoring-178BA6FA-719A-410E-8E36953BB2170C42" name="industrysector" value="Motoring" class=" " tabindex="43" > <label for="Motoring-178BA6FA-719A-410E-8E36953BB2170C42">Motoring</label> </div> <div class="checkbox"> <input type="checkbox" id="Non-commercial-2840CB90-7BCA-4CFD-983D771CA54E9104" name="industrysector" value="Non-commercial" class=" " tabindex="44" > <label for="Non-commercial-2840CB90-7BCA-4CFD-983D771CA54E9104">Non-commercial</label> </div> <div class="checkbox"> <input type="checkbox" id="Property-6A23F3DB-5F1C-444D-B0363E4C3A09A222" name="industrysector" value="Property" class=" " tabindex="45" > <label for="Property-6A23F3DB-5F1C-444D-B0363E4C3A09A222">Property</label> </div> <div class="checkbox"> <input type="checkbox" id="Publishing-F7612A3F-5875-429B-963074D40640657F" name="industrysector" value="Publishing" class=" " tabindex="46" > <label for="Publishing-F7612A3F-5875-429B-963074D40640657F">Publishing</label> </div> <div class="checkbox"> <input type="checkbox" id="Retail-7BF98E6D-BD8D-4991-AF6DB87BF37E73E1" name="industrysector" value="Retail" class=" " tabindex="47" > <label for="Retail-7BF98E6D-BD8D-4991-AF6DB87BF37E73E1">Retail</label> </div> <div class="checkbox"> <input type="checkbox" id="Tobacco-BE09FB95-71BD-4EDF-A9DDB8CD8C3CFB34" name="industrysector" value="Tobacco" class=" " tabindex="48" > <label for="Tobacco-BE09FB95-71BD-4EDF-A9DDB8CD8C3CFB34">Tobacco</label> </div> <div class="checkbox"> <input type="checkbox" id="Utilities-8D061D42-798F-4927-9A2C38BAD80CE7D7" name="industrysector" value="Utilities" class=" " tabindex="49" > <label for="Utilities-8D061D42-798F-4927-9A2C38BAD80CE7D7">Utilities</label> </div> <label for="industrysector" class="error"></label> </div> </div> <div class="form-group " id="formbuilder_b90265e34aa5e7085a6567f6ccb12c94mediatype5D107AB4-BC9D-4612-AB23BA3E19E5C714" > <label> <span class="element-with-tooltip"> Media type<a title="List any media channels you鈥檙e specifically interested in (e.g. TV, newspaper, online) or leave blank to include all." class="tooltip js-show-tooltip" data-position="right"></a> </span> </label> <div class="form-field"> <textarea id="formbuilder_b90265e34aa5e7085a6567f6ccb12c94mediatype" placeholder="" name="mediatype" class=" form-control autosize-transition" tabindex="50"></textarea> </div> </div> <div class="form-group " id="formbuilder_b90265e34aa5e7085a6567f6ccb12c94datefromFC0D8D45-536C-4418-956DF121A5F0C841" > <label> From <span class="required">*</span> </label> <div class="form-field input-with-icon-holder"> <input class=" form-control datepicker" id="formbuilder_b90265e34aa5e7085a6567f6ccb12c94datefrom" type="text" data-relative-to-field="" data-relative-operator="lte" data-date-format="dd/mm/yyyy" value="" tabindex="51" data-end-date="22/06/2011" autocomplete="off"/> <input name="datefrom" type="hidden" class="datetimepicker-hidden-field" value="" /> <span class="font-icon font-icon-Calendar input-icon"></span> </div> </div> <div class="form-group " id="formbuilder_b90265e34aa5e7085a6567f6ccb12c94datetoA4EC0C04-AC2A-48AA-AC68DDB871A81DEB" > <label> To <span class="required">*</span> </label> <div class="form-field input-with-icon-holder"> <input class=" form-control datepicker" id="formbuilder_b90265e34aa5e7085a6567f6ccb12c94dateto" type="text" data-relative-to-field="" data-relative-operator="lt" data-date-format="dd/mm/yyyy" value="" tabindex="52" data-end-date="27/02/2025" autocomplete="off"/> <input name="dateto" type="hidden" class="datetimepicker-hidden-field" value="" /> <span class="font-icon font-icon-Calendar input-icon"></span> </div> </div> <div class="form-group " id="formbuilder_b90265e34aa5e7085a6567f6ccb12c94additionalguidanceFCAE8998-23F1-4546-8F3BB8272CE2A33D" > <label> <span class="element-with-tooltip"> Additional guidance<a title="Please provide any additional points to help guide us with processing your request" class="tooltip js-show-tooltip" data-position="right"></a> </span> </label> <div class="form-field"> <textarea id="formbuilder_b90265e34aa5e7085a6567f6ccb12c94additionalguidance" placeholder="" name="additionalguidance" class=" form-control autosize-transition" tabindex="53"></textarea> </div> </div> <h3>Step 3 - File format</h3> <p>As standard, our export file will normally be a CSV file containing the columns shown below, along with a glossary of terms to assist your understanding of any reference codes that appear within the file.  </p> <p>Please inform us if this standard export does not meet your requirements and explain what further information you require.  We are not able to provide any fields that would reveal the identity of the complainant, or any personal data.  </p> <ul> <li>Advertiser</li> <li>Product/Brand</li> <li>Product Categories e.g. mobile phones, anti-ageing cream, pet insurance</li> <li>Industry Sector</li> <li>Media Type e.g. newspaper, internet, radio, cinema</li> <li>Media Title</li> <li>Enquirer Type i.e. consumer or industry complaint</li> <li>Issues</li> <li>Sub-Issues</li> <li>Date Received</li> <li>Complexity</li> <li>Resolution</li> <li>Date Adjudication Published</li> </ul> <div class="form-group " 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