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Hacked Off publish DCMS bill to enact Leveson, opening consultation on press reform
Hacked Off, the campaign group which represents victims of press intrusion, is stepping up the pressure on politicians to act swiftly to adopt reforms to press regulation, opening a consultation on four draft…
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Hacked Off launch consultation on the Leveson Bill
Since Lord Justice Leveson published his recommendations seven weeks ago, we’ve seen a flurry of activity. Three draft bills have been published – by Labour, the Lib Dem peer Lord Lester, and…
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Leveson: six weeks on, what is happening?
by Brian Cathcart Six weeks after the publication of the Leveson report it might appear that nothing much is happening, but that is not the case. Though Leveson’s call for a transparent, public process…
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Hacked Off publishes the Leveson Bill
Today, Hacked Off publishes the Leveson Bill, a short parliamentary bill to put into law Lord Justice Leveson’s recommendations on press regulation. You can read the bill in full here. Produced in…
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Royal Charter proposals are overcomplicated and undemocratic
Representatives of Hacked Off today met with Maria Miller, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Oliver Letwin, the Minister of State for Policy, to hear their proposals for…
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Hacked Off Press Conference: Statements by Jacqui Hames and Anne Diamond
Below are transcripts of statements by Jacqui Hames and Anne Diamond, taken from this afternoon’s press conference by Hacked Off. Jacqui Hames, a former Metropolitan Police detective, presented BBC1’s Crimewatch between 1990…
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Statement from Hacked Off on Maria Miller expenses story in the Daily Telegraph
Professor Brian Cathcart, Executive Director of Hacked Off, said: “This story illustrates exactly why ministers must be kept at arm’s length from the regulation of the press. It cannot be right that…
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Hacked Off welcomes Salman Rushdie’s support
The writer Salman Rushdie has announced his backing for Hacked Off, the campaign for an independent press regulator underpinned by statute, in line with Lord Justice Leveson’s recommendations. Rushdie signed the Hacked…
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Press intrusion victims hold vigil as Prime Minister discusses self-regulation with editors
Responding to the Prime Minister’s demand that editors produce an improved version of self-regulation to avoid legislation, Dr Evan Harris, Associate Director of Hacked Off said: The editors and the prime minister…
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HACKED OFF PETITION PASSES 100,000 SIGNATURES
At lunchtime on Sunday, Hacked Off’s online petition calling on the main party leaders to implement the Leveson recommendations on press regulation in full passed 100,000 signatures. People continue to sign and…
