The majority of complaints made to the Press Complaints Commission, which raise a possible breach of the Code of Practice, are resolved directly between the Commission's staff, editors and complainants.

These are either settled to the express satisfaction of the complainant following some remedial action by the editor or are not pursued by complainants following an explanation or other response from the publication.

Below are summaries of the latest complaints involving the regional press which fall into the first category.

Hackney Gazette
A woman complained that an article had inaccurately represented the trial of her son. Specifically, she contended that a knife had not been produced as soon as the defendant saw the victim. Moreover, the article had not mentioned that the complainant had been found not guilty of two counts of wounding with intent and two charges of unlawful wounding. (Clause 1)
Resolution: The complaint was resolved when the newspaper published a follow up story making clear that the defendant had been cleared of a number of charges and that he had been acting in self defence at times.

Bucks Free Press
David Fagan of High Wycombe complained that two articles which linked passive smoking to lung cancer were inaccurate and misleading. (Clause 1)
Resolution: The complaint was resolved when the newspaper published a prominent letter from the complainant which asserted that 80 per cent of all studies worldwide had failed to determine any link between passive smoking and any increased risk of lung cancer.

Shropshire Star
Dr Michael Condon of Telford complained that a court report was inaccurate when it stated that he had "stolen" drugs for his own use. (Clause 1)
Resolution: The complaint was resolved when the newspaper published a correction which made clear that the complainant was given a suspended sentence for obtaining drugs by deception and possession. The newspaper also apologised to the complainant for the error.

Kilmarnock Standard
Tom Reid of Kilmarnock complained that a court report was inaccurate when it stated that he had admitted to a breach of the peace offence. In fact, he had pleaded not guilty, which was accepted by Kilmarnock Sheriff Court. (Clause 1)
Resolution: The complaint was resolved when the newspaper published a correction on the matter, pointing out in addition that the original incident took place in 2004.