Leveson calls for new press law and tougher media self-regulation
Lord Justice Leveson has put forward proposals for tougher media self-regulation and a new press law that could hand a statutory body such as OFCOM responsibility to monitor the press, in his much-awaited report published today (29 November). The 2,000-page report, which calls for the biggest shakeup of media law in years, follows last year's hacking scandal and the subsequent Leveson Inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press.
November 29, 2012 at 09:13 AM
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Lord Justice Leveson has put forward proposals for tougher media self-regulation and a new press law that could hand a statutory body such as OFCOM responsibility to monitor the press, in his much-awaited report published today (29 November).
The 2,000-page report, which calls for the biggest shakeup of media law in years, follows last year's hacking scandal and the subsequent Leveson Inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press.
In the report, Leveson recommends that an independent self-regulatory body governed by an independent board be put in place, effectively revamping the existing Press Complaints Commission (PCC), which is currently responsible for press regulation.
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