ACCURACY Introduction Principles Mandatory Referrals Gathering Material Finding Contributors Note Taking Avoiding Misleading Audiences Managing Online Content Checking Programmes Correcting Mistakes 4.

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AS CONTRIBUTORS Introduction Principles Mandatory Referrals Safeguarding the Welfare of Under 18s Informed Consent for Children and Young People The Impact of a Contribution 10.

POLITICS, PUBLIC POLICY AND POLLS Introduction Principles Mandatory Referrals Reporting UK Political Parties Political Interviews and Contributions Parliamentary Broadcasting Political Broadcasts Elections Opinion Polls, Surveys and Votes 11.

RELIGION Introduction Principles Mandatory Referrals Practices 13.

THE LAW Introduction Mandatory Referrals General Defamation Privacy Contempt Victims of Sexual Offences Other Reporting Restrictions Children and the Law Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Rights Data Protection Act 19.

For more details see the lists of Mandatory Referrals in each section of the Editorial Guidelines.

The Editorial Guidelines specify a number of Mandatory Referrals.

Mandatory Referrals are part of the BBC's editorial management system.

The Mandatory Referrals are summarised at the start of each section of the Guidelines.

In the Nations and the English Regions the relevant director or controller must be informed of any issue that is a Mandatory Referral to Director Editorial Policy and Standards.