Asked by: Countess of Mar (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Compliance Team reports to complainants or publishes details of its work in the case of further complaints following investigation and upholding by the ASA of the original complaint; and if not, why not.
Answered by Lord Ashton of Hyde
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is the UK's regulator of advertising. This regulatory system is independent of government and seeks to ensure that all adverts, wherever they appear, are legal, decent, honest and truthful. All ASA adjudications are published however given their independence from government we are not able to comment on the ASA's internal processes.