Latest Changes

October 2010

• Appeal procedure: Where a member appeals against a decision in relation to an audit, the timescale within which the Director of Audit will investigate and provide a decision has been amended from 5 working days to 10 working days.

Previous Changes

December 2007

• Publicising attendance figures: minor change prior to certificate issue
• Publicising audit reports: ABC to issue press release for re-issued certificates
• Certificate issue: late submission of return forms
• Exhibitor personnel: clarification of definitions for single/multiple visit bases

 June 2007

• Issue of certificate: audit before issue
• Deadline for submission of return form
• Information to be submitted with return form
• Organiser statements appearing on ABC certificates

 December 2005

• Exhibitor personnel attendance

 September 2005

• Treatment and publicity of co-located shows

 December 2004

• Exhibitor personnel attendance
• ABC Byelaw change: issue of first certificate

 September 2004

• Barcode and swipe systems for recording attendance

 June 2004

• Publicising exhibitor personnel figure

 December 2003

• Optional reporting of trade visitor attendance

 June 2003

• Removal of requirement to report quantity of complimentary attendance whose details are captured

 September 2002

• Combined public attendance category introduced
• Attendance affected by circumstances outside organiser s control
• Press attendance: actual attendance

 June 2002

• Complimentary attendance - children
• Alternative methodology for verification

 February 2002

• Electronic attendance lists