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Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press (The Leveson Inquiry):...

Catalogue reference: LEV 1

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LEV 1

This series contains the website and video recordings for the Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press (The Leveson Inquiry). Website: This series contains dated gathered versions (or 'snapshots') of the Inquiry into the...

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LEV 1
Title
Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press (The Leveson Inquiry): Website and Video Recordings
Date
From 2011
Description

This series contains the website and video recordings for the Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press (The Leveson Inquiry).

Website:

This series contains dated gathered versions (or 'snapshots') of the Inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press website. [Please note: These records may be accessed via the UK Government Web Archive].

The site contains evidence submitted to the Inquiry, transcripts of hearings, details of the Inquiry terms of reference, and a link to the final report.

Video Recordings:

This series also contains video recordings of the Inquiry hearings which are available to download (average size 600MB) at piece level (LEV 1/1 - LEV1/200) in the subseries Leveson Inquiry: Video Recordings.

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Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press (The Leveson Inquiry), 2011-2012
Physical description
archived website(s)
Restrictions on use
Copyright in the video recordings of the Leveson Inquiry hearings is jointly owned by the BBC, ITN and Sky. They may not be reproduced or copied to others without a licence from the copyright holder.
Access conditions
Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition

from 2013 Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press (The Leveson Inquiry) Gathered from original website.

Subjects
Topics
Official publications
Accruals
Future website versions may be anticipated. Otherwise, series is not accruing.
Selection and destruction information
The National Archives Records Collection Policy, sections: 3.1.2 The structures and decision-making processes in government: records of commissions, tribunals and inquiries investigating decision-making by ministers and officials or making recommendations for changes in public policy. 3.1.3 The state's interaction with the lives of its citizens: records relating to individuals or national and international events of significant contemporary interest or controversy.
Administrative / biographical background

The Prime Minister announced a two-part inquiry investigating the role of the press and police in the phone-hacking scandal, on 13 July 2011. Lord Justice Leveson was appointed as Chairman of the Inquiry.

Part one of the Inquiry examined the culture, practices and ethics of the press and, in particular, the relationship of the press with the public, police and politicians.

Inquiry hearings dated September 2011 to July 2012 were filmed and made available via the Inquiry website. These video recordings were subsequently transferred to The National Archives as 'standalone' files.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13533186/

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