Press regulation: where are we now?, 3rd report of session 2014-15

Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on the Communications

Press regulation: where are we now?, 3rd report of session 2014-15
Format
Paperback
Publisher
TSO
Country
United Kingdom
Published
23 March 2015
Pages
62
ISBN
9780108557842

Press regulation: where are we now?, 3rd report of session 2014-15

Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on the Communications

In 2011 there was widespread shock throughout the UK at the revelations of the phone hacking scandal. Accusations were made of extensive criminality in parts of the press and many people spoke publicly about their unfair treatment. This led to the Prime Minister setting up an inquiry into press ethics, chaired by the Rt Hon Lord Justice Leveson. The Leveson Report (ISBN 9780102981063) was published on 29 November 2012 and recommended significant reforms to the regulation of the press. For almost a year there followed parliamentary debate, political wrangling, numerous press articles and commentary on the Report. On 30 October 2013, a Royal Charter on press regulation was granted, which incorporated key recommendations from the Leveson Report, allowing for one or more independent self-regulatory bodies for the press to be established. Any such body would be recognised and overseen by a Recognition Panel, which came into existence on 3 November 2014. Most national newspapers joined the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) which was set up on 8 September 2014, replacing the Press Complaints Commission (PCC). At present no regulatory body exists for the press that complies with the strict requirements for independence from publishers set out by the Leveson Report. The recommended steps have not been taken to establish satisfactory whistleblowing arrangements for journalists to speak out, or to set up an arbitration system for early resolution. The system of press regulation allowed for by the Royal Charter is new and the arrangements put in place by the industry through IPSO do not meet all the criteria of the Leveson Report and the Royal Charter.

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