Standards and Privileges Committee - Seventh Report
Unauthorised Disclosure of Heads of Report from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee

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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 19 May 2009.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Unauthorised Disclosure of Heads of Report from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Introduction

The Committee's inquiry

Chronology

Findings of fact

Selection of witnesses

Other leaks from the CMSC

Conclusions and recommendations

Seriousness of this case

Duty of those who receive leaked papers to return them

Responsibility for the leak

The CMSC secretariat

Mr Stephen Lotinga

Ms Alice Aitken

Mr Don Foster MP

Mr Tom Smith

Mr Adrian Sanders MP

Mr Smith's conduct as a witness

General conclusion

Formal minutes

Witnesses

Written evidence

Oral and Written Evidence - HC 501-II

Written Evidence prior to 24 March 2009

Oral Evidence, Tuesday 24 March 2009

Written Evidence between 24 March and 19 May 2009

Oral Evidence, Tuesday 19 May 2009

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Prepared 21 May 2009