Code of Practice – section 7
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7 Further advice and information
- Training organisations
- Personal and business finances
- Health and safety in the office
- Contracts
- Copyright
- Data protection
- British Standard Institution marks
Training organisations
Personal and business finances
- Income tax: HMRC
- Working for yourself: HMRC
- National Insurance: HMRC
- VAT: HMRC
- Employment status indicator: HMRC
Health and safety in the office
- Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
- Health and safety made simple (246KB PDF): free download from the HSE
Contracts
- Contracts and terms & conditions between freelancers and their clients and Contracts between freelancers (limited companies) and their clients: CIEP’s own advice
- Editors’ Association of Canada’s standard freelance editorial agreement, including detailed checklists: free download
- Epoq provides CIEP Professional, Advanced Professional and Retired Members with a free 24-hour telephone helpline; for advice from Epoq on contracts or any other legal matter, you will need your membership number – see legal help in the members’ area for more details
Copyright
- Intellectual property: Government guidance on copyright, designs, patents and trademarks
- Crown copyright: Guidance from the National Archive on the use of Crown copyright material
- Copyright Licensing Agency: Licenses organisations to copy and reuse extracts from print and digital publications on behalf of copyright owners – authors, publishers and visual artists
- Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
Data protection
- Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO): Information on data protection and freedom of information issues, and guidance for individuals and small businesses
- Data Protection Act 2018
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): ICO guide
British Standard Institution marks
- BS 5261C: 2005 Marks for copy preparation and proof correction (extracted from BS 5261-2:2005): Can be bought from the BSI shop or at a discount from the CIEP online shop