Annual report 1996
The Press Complaints Commission
is an Independent organisation that deals with complaints from
members of the public about possible breaches by newspapers or
magazines of their Code of Practice.
In 1996, over 3,000
complaints were made to the PCC - higher than in any previous
year. Of those raising a possible breach of the Code, more
than eight in ten were resolved directly between the editor
and the complainant as a result of the Commission's intervention.
As in previous years,
every critical adjudication of the Commission was published
in full and with due prominence by the publication concerned.
The PCC continues to be
funded generously by the newspaper and magazine publishing industry.
This commitment to effective self regulation allows the PCC to
operate without cost either to the taxpayer or to these complaining.
At the same time, a clear majority of lay members on the Commission
ensures the independence of the PCC from those who fund it.
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