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

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35 inquiries with tracked recs

Inquiry	Recs	Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry	290	281
Manchester Arena Inquiry	169	169
IICSA	107	96
Muckamore Abbey Inquiry	106	—
Grenfell Tower Inquiry	104	104
Infected Blood Inquiry	103	102
Hyponatraemia Inquiry	96	95
Fuller Inquiry	92	71
Leveson Inquiry	92	77
Vale of Leven Inquiry	75	75
Baha Mousa Inquiry	73	72
Southport Inquiry	67	—
RHI Inquiry	45	44
COVID-19 Inquiry	44	13
Morecambe Bay Investigation	44	44
Brook House Inquiry	33	28
Bichard Inquiry	31	31
Angiolini Inquiry	30	16
Post Office Horizon Inquiry	27	25
Jermaine Baker Inquiry	26	22
Edinburgh Tram Inquiry	24	21
Daniel Morgan Panel	23	23
Cranston Inquiry	18	—
Paterson Inquiry	17	15
HIA Inquiry	12	12
Scottish Hospitals Inquiry	11	11
Anthony Grainger Inquiry	9	9
Al-Sweady Inquiry	9	9
Hillsborough Panel	9	5
Fingerprint Inquiry	9	9
ICL Inquiry	7	6
Litvinenko Inquiry	5	5
Azelle Rodney Inquiry	3	3
Billy Wright Inquiry	3	3
Penrose Inquiry	1	1

Recommendations

1,417 of 1,814 · page 13 of 29

Code	Recommendation	Inquiry	Response
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
L25	ICO and Regulatory Membership In any reconsideration of the powers of the Information Commissioner (or replacement body), power should be given to that body to determine …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
L26	Arbitration and Costs It should be open any subscriber to a recognised regulatory body to rely on the fact of such membership and on the …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
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
L48	Section 32 DPA Amendment The exemption in section 32 of the Data Protection Act 1998 should be amended so as to make it available only where: …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
L49	Narrow Section 32 Exemption Scope The exemption in section 32 of the Data Protection Act 1998 should be narrowed in scope, so that it no longer allows, …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
L50	Compensation for Distress It should be made clear that the right to compensation for distress conferred by section 13 of the Data Protection Act 1998 …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted
L51	Repeal Procedural Provisions The procedural provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 with special application to journalism in: (a) section 32(4) and (5) (b) sections …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
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
L53	ICO Regard for Regulatory Membership Specific provision should be made to the effect that, in considering the exercise of any of its powers in relation to the …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
L54	Bring into Force Section 55 Penalties The necessary steps should be taken to bring into force the amendments made to section 55 of the Data Protection Act 1998 …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
L55	ICO Prosecution Powers Extension The prosecution powers of the Information Commissioner should be extended to include any offence which also constitutes a breach of the data …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
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
L57	Reconstitute ICO as Commission The opportunity should be taken to consider amending the Data Protection Act 1998 formally to reconstitute the Information Commissioner's Office as an …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
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
L61	ICO Advice for Data Subjects In particular, the Information Commissioner's Office should take immediate steps to publish advice aimed at individuals (data subjects) concerned that their data …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L62	ICO Annual Report on Press The Information Commissioner's Office, in the Annual Report to Parliament which it is required to make by virtue of section 52(1) of …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L63	ICO Adopt DPP Guidelines The Information Commissioner's Office should immediately adopt the Guidelines for Prosecutors on assessing the public interest in cases affecting the media, issued …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L64	ICO Engage with Metropolitan Police The Information Commissioner's Office should take immediate steps to engage with the Metropolitan Police on the preparation of a long-term strategy in …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L65	ICO Specialist Knowledge Review The Information Commissioner's Office should take the opportunity to review the availability to it of specialist legal and practical knowledge of the …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L66	ICO Organisation Review The Information Commissioner's Office should take the opportunity to review its organisation and decision-making processes to ensure that large-scale issues, with both …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L67	Sentencing Guidelines for Data Offences On the basis that the provisions of s77-78 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 are brought into effect, so that …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
L68	PACE Amendments Consideration The Home Office should consider and, if necessary, consult upon: (a) whether paragraph 2(b) of Schedule 1 to the Police and Criminal …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
L69	Review of Damages for Media Torts There should be a review of damages generally available for breach of data protection, privacy, breach of confidence or any other media-related …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L70	Civil Justice Council Damages Review The Civil Justice Council should consider the level of damages in privacy, breach of confidence and data protection cases, being prepared to …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
L71	Aggravated and Exemplary Damages The Report of the Law Commission on Aggravated, Exemplary and Restitutionary Damages should be adopted in relation to its recommendations that legislation …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted

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