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The BSA has no such powers. We become involved only when formal complaints come to us about specific programmes.

The broadcaster must decide the language in a warning or audience advisory under the broadcasting standards. We don’t review these or provide examples, as the wording required will be context-specific.

If you think a warning wasn’t adequate, you can make a formal complaintopen_in_new to the broadcasteropen_in_new in the first instance.

We can’t give specific advice on whether a programme might breach standards, as this could risk pre-determining the Authority’s views if we received a complaint.

We can give general guidance about broadcasting standards and factors the Authority may consider.

All our previous decisions are published on our website. These contain guidance and you can see if we’ve considered a similar issue.

All decisions on complaints can be seen on our website hereopen_in_new.

You can find out more about the number and types of complaints in our Annual Reportsopen_in_new.