Culture, Media and Sport - Seventh Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 3 July 2007.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

REPORT

SUMMARY

1  INTRODUCTION

2  HOW SELF-REGULATION OPERATES

2  HOW SELF-REGULATION OPERATES (CONTINUED)

2  HOW SELF-REGULATION OPERATES (CONTINUED)

3  NEWSGATHERING

Controls under the law and the Code of Practice

The Goodman case

Operation Motorman

The law as a deterrent

4  THE CASE OF MS MIDDLETON

The events

Could the scrum have been prevented?

Application of the Code of Practice

The law on harassment

5  SHOULD SELF-REGULATION BE RETAINED?

The principle of self-regulation
Self-regulation or exclusive reliance upon the law?

Issues for future consideration

The Code of Practice

The application of the Code to online content

The Press Complaints Commission

Adjudications and resolved complaints

Financial penalties

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

FORMAL MINUTES

WITNESSES

LIST OF WRITTEN EVIDENCE

LIST OF UNPRINTED WRITTEN EVIDENCE

REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEE SINCE 2005



MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

Tuesday 6 March 2007

WRITTEN EVIDENCE

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Prepared 11 July 2007