Press regulatory

By c.seccombe

  • Royal commission on the press

    The first Royal Commission on the Press recommended in 1949 that a General Council of the Press should be formed to govern the behavior of the print media.

  • General Council of press was formed

  • The Second Royal Commission on the Press

    By the time of the Second Royal Commission on the Press in 1962, the General Council had been subject to considerable criticism. The Commission's report demanded improvement, particularly the inclusion of members who were not employed by print media.

  • The press council was formed

  • Younger report on Privacy

    the Press Council was criticized extensively in the Younger report on Privacy in 1973

  • report of the Third Royal Commission on the Press

    the report of the Third Royal Commission on the Press, in 1977. The third Commission urged the development of a written Code of Practice.

  • National Union of Journalists withdrew from membership

    The Press Council rejected this proposal, and in 1980, the NUJ withdrew from membership on the grounds that the Council was incapable of reform

  • the government set up a committee chaired by David Calcutt

    the government set up a committee chaired by David Calcutt QC to investigate in 1989. At the same time, under the chairmanship of Louis Blom-Cooper, the Press Council transferred its funding to the Press Standards Board of Finance and began work on the development of a written Code of Practice.

  • The 1990 Calcutt report

    The 1990 Calcutt report.recommended the setting up of a new Press Complaints Commission to replace the Press Council. The new Commission would be given 18 months to prove non-statutory self-regulation could work effectively and if it failed to do so, then a statutory system would be introduced.

  • Press Complaints Commission founded

  • PCC succeeded by Lord Wakeham in 1995

    The Commission's first chairman was Lord McGregor of Durris. He was succeeded by Lord Wakeham in 1995.

  • Lord Wakeham resigned

  • Sir Christopher Meyer was appointed

  • 3,325 complaints from members of the public

    In 2006, the PCC received 3,325 complaints from members of the public.The PCC received extensive criticism for its lack of action in the News of the World phone hacking affair, including from MPs and Prime Minister David Cameron,

  • the PCC received more than 25,000 complaints

    In 2009 the PCC received more than 25,000 complaints, a record number, after an article appeared in the Daily Mail written by Jan Moir about the death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately. Moir had described events leading up the death as "sleazy" and "less than respectable".

  • Express group withdrew

    As of 12 January 2011, the Northern and Shell group (often referred to as the Express Group) of publications withdrew its subscription to the PCC.

  • Lord hunt was appointed Chairman

    Lord hunt was appointed Chairman of the Commission in October 2011. In December 2011 Lord Hunt announced his plans to replace the PCC with a new independent regulator.

  • The Leveson Inquiry found

    The Leveson Inquiry found that the existing PCC was not sufficiently independent of the industry it was regulating and proposed the establishment of a new independent body.
    This route was accepted by David Cameron and following extensive political discussion, a Royal Charter on self-regulation of the press was granted by the Privy Council in October 2013

  • The PCC closed on Monday 8 September 2014

    The PCC closed on Monday 8 September 2014, and was replaced by the Independent Press Standards Organisation

  • The Press Recognition Panel was created

    The Press Recognition Panel was created on 3 November 2014 as a fully independent body with the purpose of carrying out activities in relation to the recognition of press regulators.
    The chair of IPSO is retired Court of Appeal judge, Sir Alan Moses and a 12-strong board has been appointed