Broadcasting: Regulation
Commons · Question 105305 · Tabled 13 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of regulations on the broadcast or online circulation of footage from fatal accident scenes.
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 19 Jan 2026
Ofcom is required by legislation to enforce a Broadcasting Code to protect television audiences from harmful material and against unwarranted infringements of privacy. Broadcasters should not take or broadcast footage of people caught up in emergencies, v...