Following the exposure of alleged criminal activity and growing complaints about the behaviour of the press in the UK in 2011, the Leveson Inquiry made a series of recommendations for a new, more effective regulatory system. The Press Recognition Panel (PRP) is the result of this Inquiry and was created by Royal Charter on 3 November 2014.
The PRP is entirely independent of the government, Parliament, the press or any other such interest. Independence and transparency are absolutely fundamental to the way in which we operate. The Chair and members of the PRP Board were appointed by an Independent Appointments Committee, itself appointed by the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
The PRP was created to ensure that the freedom of the press in the UK remains while protecting the interests of the public.
Lord Justice Leveson published his report into the culture, practices and ethics of the press in November 2012
The Royal Charter ensures that the PRP remains wholly independent of any other body or influence. It lists 29 criteria that regulators must meet in order to be recognised.
The PRP’s board members can only be removed by the unanimous agreement of the other board members. The Royal Charter itself can only be amended by a two thirds majority of each of the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the Scottish Parliament, and with the unanimous agreement of the Board itself.
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