Special
Report
1. On 22 May 2012 the House of Commons referred the
matter of privilege raised in Chapter 8 of the Eleventh Report
from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee of Session 2010-12,
News International and Phone Hacking[1]
to this Committee. In February 2015 we announced that we had decided
to reopen the inquiry, which had been suspended since September
2012.[2]
2. The Committee has made significant progress, but
it is not possible to conclude the inquiry before the forthcoming
Dissolution. This is in part because of the possibility that any
Report might prejudice the course of justice, particularly in
relation to proceedings in Scotland where the rules on pre-trial
publicity differ from those in England and Wales. The Committee
also considers its successor may wish to seek further evidence
on certain points raised by inquiry subjects.
1 HC 903 Back
2
Committee of Privileges, First Special Report, Matter of Privilege referred to the Committee on 22 May 2012,
HC 1068 Back
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