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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