Policies & guidelines

Agreements & contracts

• Access to BBC Staff
• Access to BBC Systems
• Agreement for use of literary copyright extracts
• Agreement for use of literary copyright works
• APC Code of Practice
• Commissioning framework principles
• Consent: binding or not?
• Consent: form
• Consent: guidance on using the form
• Contract: general terms (2015)
• Contract: general terms (World Service)
• Contract: special terms - BBC IP Commissioning agreement
• Contract: special terms - Programme production agreement
• Contract: special terms (World Service)
• Drama: script commissioning agreement
• Drama: script commissioning agreement Rate card, effective December 2025
• BBC/Equity Audio Agreement
• Incorporated Society of Musicians agreement
• Independent Production Company registration form
• Musicians' Union agreement
• Proteus: terms and conditions of use
• Risk assessment form

Policies & guidelines

• Bribery: complying with the Bribery Act
• Children: data protection
• BBC’S Release Policy For Commercial Audio Exploitation In The UK
• Commercial development of digital brands
• Data protection: crew
• Data protection: senior
• Diversity & Inclusion Commissioning Guidelines
• Underlying Rights clearances guidance

Pan-BBC policies, guidelines and resources

• BBC Editorial guidelines
• BBC Diversity strategy
• BBC Fair trading guidelines
• BBC Safety guidelines
• BBC Sustainability policy
• Data protection
• Working with children at the BBC

Resources for Independent Suppliers

• Additional Deliverables for Commissioning Specification
• Using Music in BBC Speech Audio Content (Indies)
• BBC Studios Audio Distribution General Terms
• Audio Programme Production Agreement 24
• Network Audio Terms of Trade