This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Allow the Iceland advert about palm oil to be aired on British Telly!
The Iceland Tv advert about Orangutan habitats being destroyed because of palm oil has been banned from being aired on our tv screens, this is not right and the message should be public with this stunning advert
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Tell the government that banning adverts like this is not acceptable!
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
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:
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.
https://www.asa.org.uk/codes-and-rulings/advertising-codes/broadcast-code.html
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