The Press Complaints Commission investigated, on an own-volition basis, whether a payment by The Scottish Sun to a witness in a criminal trial breached Clause 15 (Witness payments in criminal trials) of the Editors' Code of Practice.

Two employees of the Royal Bank of Scotland's Global Restructuring Group complained to the Press Complaints Commission that articles headlined 'Listen: RBS team argue with small business holders in conference call' and 'RBS, the fight for survival and a legacy of bitterness who cried foul', published on the website of The Daily Telegraph on 25 November 2013, intruded into their privacy in breach of Clause 3 (Privacy) of the Editors' Code of Practice and contained information obtained using subterfuge in breach of Clause 10 (Clandestine devices and subterfuge) of the Code.

Julie Johnson complained to the Press Complaints Commission that an article headlined 'Dad jailed for 21^st birthday wishes to son', published by The Echo (Basildon) on 7 June 2013, was inaccurate in breach of Clause 1 (Accuracy) and intrusive in breach of Clause 3 (Privacy) of the Editors' Code of Practice.

Julie Johnson complained to the Press Complaints Commission that an article headlined 'Secret court jails father for sending son Facebook greeting on his birthday', published by the Daily Mail on 1 June 2013, was inaccurate in breach of Clause 1 (Accuracy) of the Editors' Code of Practice.

Ged Flynn complained on behalf of PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide to the Press Complaints Commission that an article headlined 'Dad took his own life after police failed to find suicide letters in Vauxhall Combo van', published by The Sentinel (Staffordshire) on 17 September 2013, contained excessive detail about a method of suicide in breach of Clause 5 (Intrusion into grief or shock) of the Editors' Code of Practice.

Ms June McKibbin complained to the Press Complaints Commission, via solicitors, that an article headlined 'Deadly duo...woman knows who killed my brother', published by the Sunday World on 16 June 2013, had intruded into her private life in breach of Clause 3 (Privacy) of the Editors' Code of Practice.

Mike Jempson, Director of the MediaWise Trust, complained to the Press Complaints Commission that an article headlined 'EU puts £2.3m into ‘Mediadem' project as it seeks a Europe-wide regulation over journalists', published by The Drum on 14 April 2013, was inaccurate and misleading in breach of Clause 1 (Accuracy) of the Editors' Code of Practice.

Mike Jempson, Director of the MediaWise Trust, complained to the Press Complaints Commission that an article headlined 'EU pours millions into groups seeking state control of the press', published by The Sunday Telegraph on 14 April 2013, was inaccurate and misleading in breach of Clause 1 (Accuracy) of the Editors' Code of Practice.

Mrs Rebecca Louise Elder, acting on behalf of the parents of a pupil at Fernhurst Pre-School, complained to the Press Complaints Commission that an article headlined 'Pre-school child porn web shock', published in the Midhurst and Petworth Observer on 18 July 2013, had included a photograph of the pupil in breach of Clause 6 (Children) of the Editors' Code of Practice.

Sir Christopher Geidt, Private Secretary to HM The Queen, complained via solicitors to the Press Complaints Commission that in three articles published on 8 May 2013, The Guardian had published inaccurate claims in breach of Clause 1 (Accuracy) of the Editors' Code of Practice.