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

LEV 3

2011-2013

This series consists of records relating to the administrative running of the Leveson Inquiry. Included are judicial reviews made during the Inquiry, logs of correspondence and policy on email management.

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Public Record(s)

English

100 digital record(s)

Subject to closure for periods up to 85 years

from 2016 Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press (The Leveson Inquiry)

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Communications

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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.