Leveson Inquiry

The “Leveson Inquiry” was a public inquiry into the ethics of the British press following the “News International phone hacking scandal” – Where employees of the “News of the World” newspaper were accused of phone hacking, police bribery and exercising improper influence in pursuit of stories. In July 2011, investigations showed that phones belonging to Celebrities, relatives of deceased British soldiers, a murdered schoolgirl “Milly Dowler”. This evidence caused recommendations to completely replace the existing Press Complaints Commission with a new, independent body. The final 2000 page report was published on the 29th of November 2012, recommending a new body with a range of sanctions available to it – including fines and directions of the prominence of apologies and corrections.

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