The Hacked Off Campaign was established in 2011 in response to the phone-hacking revelations and campaigns for a free and accountable press for the public.
We work closely with victims of press abuse and are happy to help advise all members of the public. We are not affiliated to any political party.
In 2012, Sir Brian Leveson published Part One of his report into the press and regulation, and recommended (like others before him) that the press be regulated by a completely independent system; with punitive powers, arbitration and prominent corrections & apologies.
The Leveson report showed how it was possible to protect ordinary people from cruel and unethical treatment by the press while at the same time safeguarding and enhancing freedom of expression.
In March 2013, the three main political parties supported the implementation of Leveson’s reforms, and so did the public. In fact more than 175,000 people signed our petition calling for immediate implementation.
10 years later however, this has still not happened. Press abuse continues and in the place of the PCC, the majority of newspapers in the UK are ‘regulated’ by another toothless complaints-handling body, IPSO.
We are committed to holding power to account and building a press which works for everyone.
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Key People
Hugh Tomlinson QC
Board Chair, Matrix Chambers
Professor Steve Barnett
Board member, University of Westminster
Stephen Kinsella OBE
Board member, EU lawyer and founder of Clean up the Internet
Emma Jones
Board member, journalist
Terrence Tehranian
Board member, entrepreneur
Hugh Grant
Board member, actor & phone-hacking victim
Jacqui Hames
Board member, presenter & target of press abuse
Professor Paul Wragg
Board member, Professor of Media Law, University of Leeds
Dr Rosa Malley
Board member, media lawyer
Vacancies
We are not currently recruiting.