The Press Complaints Commission was set up in 1991 to ensure that British newspapers and magazines follow the letter and spirit of the Editor’s Code of Practice which deals with ethical issues such as inaccuracy, privacy, misrepresentation and harassment. The PCC was replaced by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) in 2014.
Most complaints are resolved directly by editors to the satisfaction of those complaining. ISPO adjudicates formally on the remainder, with all critical adjudications published in full by the publications involved.
We aim to cover all IPSO adjudications on HoldtheFrontPage, and you will find them here.
Latest resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC during January, February and March 2002 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
Three new editorial appointments have been made to the Press Complaints Commission and the Editors’ Code of Practice Committee. Daily Express editor Chris Williams and Tom Loxley, editor-in-chief of Maxim, are to join the Code Committee, which is responsible for
Self-regulation of the press is still the best way forward according to Press Complaints Commission chairman Lord Wakeham. He told a seminar organised by the Institute for Public Policy Research that was still the case – and not just for
Resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC during October, November & December 2001 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,
Complaints dealt with by the Press Complaints Commission during October, November & December 2001 Outside the commission’s remit: 125Disallowed on grounds of unjustifiable delay: 36No case under the Code: 228Third-party complaints: 34Complaints resolved directly and otherwise not pursued: 396Adjudicated: 11Upheld:
Resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC during January 2002 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.
Page 2 of 2 The couple also complained that the articles contained distorted and prejudicial material in breach of the clauses on accuracy and discrimination. They also claimed to have been harassed by reporters from the papers. The PCC said:
The Press Complaints Commission has praised the standard of most newspaper reporting about issues covering Islam, after the September 11 terrorist attacks in America. But it has issued a reminder to editors after receiving several complaints from Muslims and other
Complaints under Clauses 3, 6, 9, 11: Messrs Pannone and Partners of Manchester complained on behalf of Michaelangelo and Rina Attard that photographs taken of them and their daughter and their subsequent publication in the Manchester Evening News on June
April, May & June 2001 Adjudication of a complaint against the News & Star, Carlisle Complaints under Clauses 1, 5: North Cumbria Local Medical Committee complained to the Press Complaints Commission with the signed authority of Mrs Catriona Thornhill that
Resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC during July, August & September 2001 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,
Complaints dealt with by the Press Complaints Commission during July, August & September 2001 Outside the commission’s remit: 84Disallowed on grounds of unjustifiable delay: 38No case under the Code: 208Third-party complaints: 30Complaints resolved directly and otherwise not pursued: 284Adjudicated: 10Upheld:
Resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC during Autumn 2001 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.
The Aberdeen Evening Express and the Press & Journal have been rapped for identifying a schoolboy suspected of having tuberculosis. The Press Complaints Commission told both newspapers that their articles were an unnecessary intrusion into his private life – and
Complaints dealt with by the Press Complaints Commission during January, February and March, 2001 Outside the commission’s remit: 97Disallowed on grounds of unjustifiable delay: 33No case under the Code: 145 Third-party complaints: 29Complaints resolved directly and otherwise not pursued: 214
January, February and March 2001 Adjudication of a complaint against the Wirral Champion Complaints under Clause 1: Mr J E Thomas of Neston in Cheshire complained that Wirral Champion magazine had misled, and continued to mislead, readers by failing to