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Benefits of Advertising Certification for the Advertiser
Status
The advertisement has been independently validated by the largest regulatory process in the history of complementary medicine in the UK and is seen to meet stringent industry and legal requirements of the profession and applicable UK law.
The status of an advertisement may be validated in real time via the Advertising Validation facility.
Support
Discipline Advertising Descriptors provide initial guidance for both regulated and non-regulated disciplines
The Advertising Support Team provides individual ongoing support and guidance.
Submissions which fail Initial Review receive guidance recommendations and may reapply without charge. (see The Certification Process)
Security
Adverting which has been granted a Unique Certification Mark is backed by the Profession Support Guarantee. The Profession Support Guarantee undertakes that GRCCT will supply free of charge expert report and expert witness in defence of any legal claim on the validity of the advertisement.
Benefits of Advertising Certification for the public
Reassurance that an advertisement bearing a GRCCT Unique Certification Mark meets the requirements of:
UK Law
The Trade Description Act 1968
The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
Cancer Act 1939
Profession Requirements
The profession requirements of each discipline which are informed (where applicable) by the National Occupational Standard and the discipline Core Curriculum.
The status of an advertisement may be validated in real time via the Advertising Validation facility.