Three lay members have been appointed to the Independent Press Standards Organisation’s editors’ code of practice committee.

They Christine Elliott, chief executive of the Institute for Turnaround and previous director of Bletchley Park, former TV investigative journalist David Jessel, and Dr Kate Stone, the founder of Cambridge-based technology company Novalia that adds digital interactive touch to everyday things.

Paul Dacre, chairman of the editors’ code committee, said: “We welcome the appointment of these distinguished lay members, which fulfils the commitment we made in the aftermath of the Leveson Inquiry to ensure the public were represented on the editors’ code committee, the body responsible for writing the editors’ code of practice.

“They will play a vital role in guaranteeing the editors’ code remains the standard against which all British journalism is judged.”

Sir Alan Moses, chairman of IPSO added: “I am delighted that we were able to attract such a high calibre field.

“The editors’ code is the standard that IPSO uses to regulate the press. The addition of lay members is a welcome development and I am sure the committee will benefit from the perspectives the new appointees bring.”