A WOMAN complained to the PCC that an article published in the Southern Daily Echo contained material that had identified her daughter as a victim of sexual assault in breach of Clause 7 (children in sex cases) and Clause 11 (victims of sexual assault) of the Editors' Code of Practice.

Mr Tim Farron MP, President of the Liberal Democrat Party, complained to the Press Complaints Commission that a series of articles in The Daily Telegraph on 21 December 2010, 22 December 2010 and 23 December 2010 contained information which had been obtained using subterfuge in breach of Clause 10 (Clandestine devices and subterfuge) of the Editors' Code of Practice.

A man complained to the Press Complaints Commission that an article published in the Staffordshire Newsletter identified a child victim of sex abuse in breach of Clause 7 (Children in sex cases) and Clause 11 (Victims of sexual assault) of the Editors' Code of Practice.

Two women complained separately to the Press Complaints Commission that an article published in the Courier and Advertiser (Dundee) in January 2011 contained material that had identified their daughters as victims of sexual assault in breach of Clause 3 (Privacy), Clause 7 (Children in sex cases) and Clause 11 (Victims of sexual assault) of the Editors' Code.

The PCC has today upheld a complaint against the South Wales Guardian under Clause 6 (Children) of the Editors' Code of Practice.

Levy & McRae Solicitors of Glasgow complained to the PCC that an article headlined 'Law firm Levy & McRae ‘incompetent'', published in The Digger on 24 June 2010, was inaccurate and misleading in breach of Clause 1 (Accuracy) of the Editors' Code of Practice.

Claris Powell complained to the Press Complaints Commission through Deighton Guedalla Solicitors that an article headlined 'The obsessive pursuit of ‘racism' hobbles the police', published in The Sunday Telegraph on 20 December 2009, contained inaccuracies in breach of Clause 1 (Accuracy) and that she had not been given a fair opportunity for reply to inaccuracies in the article, in breach of Clause 2 (Opportunity to reply) of the Editors' Code.

Dr Richard A E North complained to the Press Complaints Commission that a correction published in The Sunday Times on 20 June 2010, headlined 'The Sunday Times and the IPCC: Correction', was inaccurate and misleading in breach of Clause 1 (Accuracy) of the Editors' Code of Practice.

Forest of Dean District Council complained to the PCC that two articles headlined 'Knackered!' and 'Dead end' published in the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Review on 14 May 2010 were inaccurate and misleading in breach of Clause 1 (Accuracy) of the Editors' Code of Practice.

Ms Rosie Nicol-Harper complained to the Press Complaints Commission that an article headlined ‘Man used balloon kit to take his own life', published in the Southern Daily Echo on 12 July 2010, contained excessive detail about a method of suicide in breach of Clause 5 (ii) (Intrusion into grief or shock) of the Editors' Code of Practice.