Royal Charter on self-regulation of the press

The Royal Charter on self-regulation of the press is a United Kingdom royal charter approved in 2013. The Queen set her seal on the document at a meeting of the Privy Council after the failure of two High Court actions by Pressbof to prevent it.[1] The Charter is circumscribed by two acts of Parliament, the Crime and Courts Act 2013 and the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013.[2]

The Charter creates the Recognition Panel as a corporation to carry out activities relating to the recognition of press regulators.[3] In one of the last minute changes, the government has said the system cannot come into effect until a year after the Panel is established, taking the process beyond the 2015 general election.[4]

See also

Independent Press Standards Organisation

References

  1. ↑ Burrell, Ian (30 October 2013). "Queen sets seal on cross-party politicians' charter for press regulation". The Independent. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Young, Toby (8 October 2013). "Nothing Maria Miller said will make the press more likely to sign up to Hacked Off's Royal Charter". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  3. ↑ Para 3.1 of Royal Charter
  4. ↑ Wintour, Patrick (30 October 2013). "Press regulation royal charter given go-ahead by the Queen". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 October 2013.

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