Honorary president: Judith Butcher Honorary vice-president: David Crystal OBE

Ensuring editorial excellence: The SfEP code of practice

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

• SfEP Training
• SfEP accreditation in proofreading curriculum
• Publishing Training Centre (PTC) at Book House
• National Occupational Standards.

Personal and business finances

• Income tax: HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
• Starting up in business: HMRC
• National Insurance: HMRC
• VAT: HMRC
• Employment status indicator: HMRC
• Better Payment Practice Campaign
• User's guide to Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998: Better Payment Practice Campaign.

Health and safety in the office

• Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
• An introduction to health and safety: Health and safety in small businesses (291 KB pdf): HSE booklet – pay special attention to sections on 'Musculoskeletal disorders' and 'Display screen equipment'.

Contracts

• Contracts and terms & conditions between freelances and their clients and Contracts between freelances (limited companies) and their clients: SfEP's own advice
• Society of Indexers' sample indexing contract: free download
• Editors' Association of Canada's standard freelance editorial agreement, including detailed checklists: free download
• FirstAssist provides SfEP members and associates with a free 24-hour telephone helpline. If you want to access this for advice on contracts or any other legal matter, ring the number on the LawCare card sent to you by the Society. You'll also need your membership number.

Copyright

• Intellectual Property Office: 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 re-use extracts from print and digital publications on behalf of copyright owners – authors, publishers and visual artists
• Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
• Copyright, Rights in Performances, Publication Right, Database Right (1.6 MB pdf).

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 1998.

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. SfEP members and associates can buy it via the Members' area and get a large discount.

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