The Conservative Party's proposals for press regulation – released this week in the form of a draft royal charter – have met with a mixed reaction from media lawyers. The plans, which were drawn up independently of coalition partners the Liberal Democrats, come two months after the publication of Lord Justice Leveson's long-awaited report into the culture and ethics of the British media. Among the Tories' proposals is the creation of a 'recognition panel' to oversee, audit and approve a new independent press complaints regulator, with current and former editors and publishers not permitted to act as board members.
February 14, 2013 at 07:03 PM
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Royal charter proposals prompt questions as lawyers size up media law reforms
The Conservative Party’s proposals for press regulation – released this week in the form of a draft royal charter – have met with a mixed reaction from media lawyers.
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