Submitted on Saturday 10th November 2018
Rejected on Tuesday 13th November 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Stop censorship of the new Iceland ad as it backs no political party.
The latest advertisement from Iceland depicting the destruction of the rainforest has been banned for being ‘too political’. However it does not back any political movements or parties. Instead shows how company’s are profiting on the destruction of rainforest for palm oil.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The decision was taken by Clearcast, who are a private organisation. They preclear adverts on behalf of broadcasters before they appear on television.
You can find their statement here:
www.clearcast.co.uk/blog/clearcasts-md-responds-to-coverage-of-their-decision-not-to-clear-the-iceland-ad/
Broadcast adverts are covered by the UK Code of Broadcast Advertising. The rules on political advertising are the responsibility of Ofcom, and not the UK Government or Parliament.
www.asa.org.uk/codes-and-rulings/advertising-codes/broadcast-code.html
You could start a new petition calling for changes to the way advertising is regulated in the UK if that is something you would like to see happen.
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