10 Facts About Leveson inquiry

Prime Minister David Cameron, under whose direction the Leveson inquiry had been established, said that he welcomed many of the findings, but declined to enact the requisite legislation.

Part 2 of the Leveson inquiry was to be delayed until after criminal prosecutions regarding events at the News of the World, but the Conservative Party's 2017 manifesto stated that the second part of the Leveson inquiry would be dropped entirely, and this was confirmed by Culture Secretary Matt Hancock in a statement to the House of Commons on 1 March 2018.

Leveson inquiry announced a panel of six people who have been working with the judge on the inquiry:.

Core participants were designated by Leveson inquiry as being: News International, the Metropolitan Police, victims, Northern and Shell Network Ltd, Guardian News and Media Ltd, Associated Newspapers Ltd, Trinity Mirror, Telegraph Media Group, and the National Union of Journalists.

The Leveson inquiry heard joint testimony from Anna van Heeswijk, Jacqui Hunt, Heather Harvey and Marai Larasi as well as the singer Charlotte Church regarding the image of women in tabloid journalism.

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Leveson inquiry found that the existing Press Complaints Commission was not sufficient, and recommended a new independent body, which would have a range of sanctions available to it, including fines and direction of the prominence of apologies and corrections.

Leveson inquiry rejected the characterisation of his proposal as "statutory regulation of the press".

Leveson inquiry made recommendations regarding the Data Protection Act, the powers and duties of the Information Commissioner, and about conduct of relations between the press, the police, and politicians.

Leveson inquiry praised the satirical magazine Private Eye for previously having refused to join the Press Complaints Commission, saying it was an 'understandable consequence' of the perceived closeness between the Commission and 'those so often held to account by that publication'.

Rowling, who gave evidence to the Leveson inquiry, wrote that she did this in good faith and felt "duped and angry" by the Prime Minister's response, and victims refused to meet the Culture Secretary, speaking of a sense of "betrayal".