General Article Adult magazines in shops

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By John Woodhouse and Philip Ward

 

Summary

The availability of ‘soft’ pornography and ‘men’s lifestyle’ magazines in newsagents and shops has been criticised as these titles are often on display where they can be seen by children.

What do the guidelines say?

Top-shelf material

Guidelines issued by the National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) advise that ‘soft’ pornography should be placed on the top shelf of newsagents.

Other material

The NFRN guidelines recommend that ‘men's lifestyl...

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