# The Magistrates’ Courts (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2026, Article 10: Broadcast – general conditions of use


The conditions in this article are that—
(a) a report or presentation of proceedings that includes a broadcast must be fair and accurate having regard to—
(i) the overall content of the report or presentation, and
(ii) the context in which the broadcast is presented; and
(b) a broadcast must not be for the purposes of—
(i) a party political broadcast,
(ii) advertisement or promotion, except where such advertisement or promotion relates to a report or presentation of proceedings that includes a broadcast,
(iii) light entertainment, or
(iv) satire.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348287615/article/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-magistrates-courts-recording-and-broadcasting-order-2026/article-10
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

