Public Inquiry Recommendations
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What these recommendations are about — Leveson Inquiry
Key themes in this inquiry:
Weak Government Accountability & Scrutiny ·
Personal data privacy risks ·
Discriminatory media reporting oversight ·
Complaint record keeping failures ·
Whistleblower channel absence
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Report published 2012 — 92 recommendations across this inquiry.
L61
Accepted in Part
Leveson Inquiry
(2012)
ICO Advice for Data Subjects
In particular, the Information Commissioner's Office should take immediate steps to publish advice aimed at individuals (data subjects) concerned that their data have or may have been processed by the …
- The ICO publishes general guidance on making complaints about data protection breaches and on exercising individual rights under the UK GDPR (ICO, Make a …
L62
Accepted in Part
Leveson Inquiry
(2012)
ICO Annual Report on Press
The Information Commissioner's Office, in the Annual Report to Parliament which it is required to make by virtue of section 52(1) of the Act, should include regular updates on the …
- The ICO publishes an Annual Report to Parliament each year as required by the Data Protection Act 2018 (ICO Annual Reports, ico.org.uk). - The …
L63
Accepted in Part
Leveson Inquiry
(2012)
ICO Adopt DPP Guidelines
The Information Commissioner's Office should immediately adopt the Guidelines for Prosecutors on assessing the public interest in cases affecting the media, issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions in September …
- The Director of Public Prosecutions published Guidelines for Prosecutors on assessing the public interest in cases affecting the media in September 2012 (DPP Guidelines, …
L64
Accepted in Part
Leveson Inquiry
(2012)
ICO Engage with Metropolitan Police
The Information Commissioner's Office should take immediate steps to engage with the Metropolitan Police on the preparation of a long-term strategy in relation to alleged media crime with a view …
- Operation Elveden, the Metropolitan Police investigation into alleged payments to public officials by journalists, concluded in 2016. The investigation resulted in 34 arrests and …
L65
Accepted in Part
Leveson Inquiry
(2012)
ICO Specialist Knowledge Review
The Information Commissioner's Office should take the opportunity to review the availability to it of specialist legal and practical knowledge of the application of the data protection regime to the …
- The ICO has published guidance on data protection and journalism as required by section 124 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (ICO, Data protection …
L66
Accepted in Part
Leveson Inquiry
(2012)
ICO Organisation Review
The Information Commissioner's Office should take the opportunity to review its organisation and decision-making processes to ensure that large-scale issues, with both strategic and operational dimensions (including the relationship between …
- The ICO has undergone organisational changes since the Leveson report, including the appointment of John Edwards as Information Commissioner in January 2022 (ICO, About …
L69
Accepted in Part
Leveson Inquiry
(2012)
Review of Damages for Media Torts
There should be a review of damages generally available for breach of data protection, privacy, breach of confidence or any other media-related torts, to ensure proportionate compensation including for non-pecuniary …
- Section 168 of the Data Protection Act 2018 confirmed that compensation for distress (non-pecuniary loss) is available without requiring financial loss, applicable to all …
L82
Accepted in Part
Leveson Inquiry
(2012)
Party Policy on Press Relations
As a first step, political leaders should reflect constructively on the merits of publishing on behalf of their party a statement setting out, for the public, an explanation of the …
- The UK Government publishes quarterly ministerial transparency data including details of meetings with newspaper and other media proprietors, editors and senior executives (GOV.UK, Ministers' …