The Press Recognition Panel (PRP) sends its deepest sympathies to the family, friends and colleagues of Professor Jason Arday. Those closest to him deserve privacy and space to grieve. Before his deat...

The Press Recognition Panel (PRP) is inviting tenders for independent research into the economic costs and benefits of implementing incentives for news publishers to participate in the Recognition Sys...

The Press Recognition Panel (PRP) has published its formal response to the Government’s consultation on Watch this space – A new strategic direction for UK media. The response follows and expands upon...

The Government cannot build a system for trusted news while continuing to ignore the one part of the news industry that still marks its own homework The Press Recognition Panel (PRP), the independent ...

The Government cannot build a system for trusted news while continuing to ignore the one part of the news industry that still marks its own homework The Press Recognition Panel (PRP), the independent ...

Media Green Paper published by Government today sets out plans to improve access to reliable news sources in online apps

A new report and polling suggest many readers lack confidence in press complaints systems

A new report and polling suggest many readers lack confidence in press complaints systems

A new report and polling suggest many readers lack confidence in press complaints systems

We have published an updated review of the Independent Press Standards Organisation’s (IPSO) complaints process and related issues, concluding that IPSO does not provide the public with effective prot...

By Kathryn Cearns OBE, Chair of the Press Recognition Panel The Government’s renewed focus on supporting local journalism raises an important question: what kind of press should public funding sustain...

In November 2025, the PRP launched a consultation on draft guidance on the Royal Charter and digital news-related material. This consultation set out the PRP’s draft guidance under paragraph 13 of Sch...

We have published our 10th Annual Report on the Recognition System, marking more than a decade since independent press self-regulation under the Royal Charter was established following the Leveson Inq...

We have published our 10th Annual Report on the Recognition System, marking more than a decade since independent press self-regulation under the Royal Charter was established following the Leveson Inq...

10th Annual Report on the Recognition System – February 2026 The Press Recognition Panel (PRP) has published its 10th Annual Report on the Recognition System, marking more than a decade since independ...

We have published our 10th Annual Report on the Recognition System, marking more than a decade since independent press self-regulation under the Royal Charter was established following the Leveson Inq...

The Press Recognition Panel (PRP) has published new YouGov polling showing strong public support for truly independent regulation of the press, and widespread feeling that, more than a decade on from ...

Introduction The Press Recognition Panel (PRP) oversees press regulation in the UK. Established by Royal Charter in 2014 following the Leveson Inquiry, we operate independently of Government, Parliame...

Gerry McCann, whose daughter vanished in 2007, tells the BBC he believes politicians fear the media.

Gerry McCann, whose daughter vanished in 2007, tells the BBC he believes politicians fear the media.

Following Mr Bates vs the Post Office, there was a national outcry in the press about the shocking injustice done to sub-postmasters, sharp finger-pointing in the Post Office itself, and a collective ...

Introduction The Press Recognition Panel (PRP) oversees press regulation in the UK. Established by Royal Charter in 2014 following the Leveson Inquiry, we operate independently of Government, Parliame...

The resignation of the BBC’s director general and CEO of news is only the latest symptom of a deeper malaise in the media , a crisis of trust that runs through broadcasters and newspapers alike.

The public perceives serious ongoing problems in journalistic practice.

The public perceives serious ongoing problems in journalistic practice.

Press Recognition Panel chair says new research shows people remain sceptical of media standards.

A new public opinion poll by YouGov, commissioned by the Press Recognition Panel ("PRP") shows that 54% of the public believe that the press should be regulated by a fully independent body.  22% support regulation by a government backed body body with only 3% saying it should be carried out by a group run by the news industry.

This consultation sets out the PRP’s draft guidance under paragraph 13 of Schedule 2 of the Royal Charter on four key issues arising from news publication in the internet age: Whether the criteria giv...

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The Press Recognition Panel (PRP) has published new YouGov polling showing strong public support for truly independent regulation of the press, and widespread feeling that, more than a decade on from ...

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Introduction The Press Recognition Panel (PRP) oversees press regulation in the UK. Established by Royal Charter in 2014 following the Leveson Inquiry, we operate independently of Government, Parliame...

Introduction The Press Recognition Panel (PRP) oversees press regulation in the UK. Established by Royal Charter in 2014 following the Leveson Inquiry, we operate independently of Government, Parliame...

How do you turn one of the biggest media scandals into gripping television—and what unfinished business still lingers off-screen?

The ITV true crime drama The Hack has brought phone hacking and its devastating human impact back into the public eye. But while the series is rooted in events of the past, phone hacking cases are sti...

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Nick Davies is a journalist and documentary maker well known for his campaigns to expose injustice and the misuse of power

The ITV true crime drama The Hack has brought phone hacking and its devastating human impact back into the public eye. But while the series is rooted in events of the past, phone hacking cases are sti...

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