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Recommendations: Leveson Inquiry

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Recommendations issued by UK statutory and non-statutory inquiries, with their tracked government response and supporting evidence.

Recommendations

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Code	Recommendation	Inquiry	Response
L1	Independent Board Governance An independent self regulatory body should be governed by an independent Board. In order to ensure the independence of the body, the …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L2	Chair Appointment Panel The appointment of the Chair of the Board should be made by an appointment panel. The selection of that panel must itself …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L3	Appointment Panel Composition The appointment panel: (a) should be appointed in an independent, fair and open way; (b) should contain a substantial majority of members …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L4	Board Appointment Independence The appointment of the Board should also be an independent process, and the composition of the Board should include people with relevant …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L5	Board Member Composition The members of the Board should be appointed by the same appointment panel that appoints the Chair, together with the Chair (once …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L6	Funding Settlement Funding for the system should be settled in agreement between the industry and the Board, taking into account the cost of fulfilling …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L7	Standards Code Responsibility The standards code must ultimately be the responsibility of, and adopted by, the Board, advised by a Code Committee which may comprise …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L8	Code Content Requirements The code must take into account the importance of freedom of speech, the interests of the public (including the public interest in …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L9	Internal Governance Processes The Board should require, of those who subscribe, appropriate internal governance processes, transparency on what governance processes they have in place, and …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L10	Complaint Handling Mechanism The Board should require all those who subscribe to have an adequate and speedy complaint handling mechanism; it should encourage those who …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L11	Power to Hear Complaints The Board should have the power to hear and decide on complaints about breach of the standards code by those who subscribe. …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L12	Complaint Decision Responsibility Decisions on complaints should be the ultimate responsibility of the Board, advised by complaints handling officials to whom appropriate delegations may be …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L13	Complaints Committee Composition Serving editors should not be members of any Committee advising the Board on complaints and any such Committee should have a composition …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L14	Free Complaints Process It should continue to be the case that complainants are able to bring complaints free of charge.	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L15	Power to Direct Remedies In relation to complaints, the Board should have the power to direct appropriate remedial action for breach of standards and the publication …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L16	Apology Placement Power The power to direct the nature, extent and placement of apologies should lie with the Board.	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L17	No Prior Restraint Power The Board should not have the power to prevent publication of any material, by anyone, at any time although (in its discretion) …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L18	Investigation Powers The Board, being an independent self-regulatory body, should have authority to examine issues on its own initiative and have sufficient powers to …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L19	Financial Sanctions Power The Board should have the power to impose appropriate and proportionate sanctions, (including financial sanctions up to 1% of turnover with a …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L20	Compliance Record Keeping The Board should have both the power and a duty to ensure that all breaches of the standards code that it considers …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L21	Annual Report Requirements The Board should publish an Annual Report identifying: (a) the body's subscribers, identifying any significant changes in subscriber numbers; (b) the number …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L22	Arbitration Service The Board should provide an arbitral process in relation to civil legal claims against subscribers, drawing on independent legal experts of high …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L23	Coverage of News Publishers A new system of regulation should not be considered sufficiently effective if it does not cover all significant news publishers.	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L24	Open Membership Terms The membership of a regulatory body should be open to all publishers on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms, including making membership potentially …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L27	Legislative Recognition Requirements In order to meet the public concern that the organisation by the press of its regulation is by a body which is …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L28	Recognition Body Role The responsibility for recognition and certification of a regulator shall rest with a recognition body. In its capacity as the recognition body, …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L29	Recognition Requirements The requirements for recognition should be those set out the recommendations set out above numbered 1 to 24 inclusive and more fully …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L30	Periodic Review of Regulator The operation of any certified body should be reviewed by the recognition body after two years and thereafter at three yearly intervals.	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L31	Ofcom as Recognition Body The role of recognition body, that is to say, to recognise and certify that any particular body satisfies (and, on review, continues …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L32	Multiple Regulatory Bodies It should be possible for the recognition body to recognise more than one regulatory body, should more than one seek recognition and …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L33	Duty to Protect Press Freedom In passing legislation to identify the legitimate requirements to be met by an independent regulator organised by the press, and to provide …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L34	Compliance Reports and Senior Responsibility In addition to Recommendation 10 above, a new regulatory body should consider requiring: (a) that newspapers publish compliance reports in their own …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L35	Kite Mark for Trusted Journalism A new regulatory body should consider establishing a kite mark for use by members to establish a recognised brand of trusted journalism.	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L36	Code Review with Public Consultation A regulatory body should consider engaging in an early thorough review of the Code (on which the public should be engaged and …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L37	Pre-litigation Complaints A regulatory body should be prepared to allow a complaint to be brought prior to commencing legal proceedings if so advised. Challenges …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L38	Discriminatory Reporting Powers In conjunction with Recommendation 11 above, consideration should also be given to Code amendments which, while fully protecting freedom of speech and …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L39	Ring-fenced Enforcement Fund A new regulatory body should establish a ring-fenced enforcement fund, into which receipts from fines could be paid, for the purpose of …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L40	Public Advice and Warning Service A new regulatory body should continue to provide advice to the public in relation to issues concerning the press and the Code …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L41	Strict Accountability for Published Material A new regulatory body should make it clear that newspapers will be held strictly accountable, under their standards code, for any material …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L42	Public Interest Guidance A regulatory body should provide guidance on the interpretation of the public interest that justifies what would otherwise constitute a breach of …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L43	Public Interest Record Keeping A new regulatory body should consider being explicit that where a public interest justification is to be relied upon, a record should …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L44	Advisory Service on Public Interest A new regulatory body should consider whether it might provide an advisory service to editors in relation to consideration of the public …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L45	Source Transparency A new regulatory body should consider encouraging the press to be as transparent as possible in relation to the sources used for …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L46	Whistleblowing Hotline A regulatory body should establish a whistleblowing hotline for those who feel that they are being asked to do things which are …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L47	Journalist Contract Protection The industry generally and a regulatory body in particular should consider requiring its members to include in the employment or service contracts …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L52	ICO Balance of Public Interest In conjunction with the repeal of those procedural provisions, consideration should be given to the desirability of including in the Data Protection …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L56	ICO Consult with CPS A new duty should be introduced (whether formal or informal) for the Information Commissioner's Office to consult with the Crown Prosecution Service …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L58	ICO Policy on Press Regulation The Information Commissioner's Office should take immediate steps to prepare, adopt and publish a policy on the exercise of its formal regulatory …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L59	ICO Good Practice Guidelines In discharge of its functions and duties to promote good practice in areas of public concern, the Information Commissioner's Office should take …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L60	ICO Public Guidance The Information Commissioner's Office should take steps to prepare and issue guidance to the public on their individual rights in relation to …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part

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