Guidance notes to editors

The PCC has issued a range of guidance notes for editors, which are intended to provide assistance on various aspects of the Code of Practice.

Editors are always welcome to contact the PCC in advance of publication, for confidential advice on any Code issues around a particular story. This advice service is proving increasingly popular with both newspaper and magazine editors, and can help to minimise the possibility of a PCC complaint at a later date. Please call 020 7831 0022 during office hours and ask to speak to one of the complaints officers. Outside office hours, we can be reached on 07659 152 656, though please note that this number should be used only in emergencies.

Further guidance on how the PCC interprets the Code of Practice is available in the recently-updated Editors' Codebook, published by the Editors' Code of Practice Committee.

	Press Complaints Commission Guidance Note: Privacy and the Public Domain

	Reporting on court cases involving sexual offences - 2011

	Online prominence

	Press Complaints Commission and Payment to Parents for Material about their Children

	Briefing note on the reporting of suicide

	PressBof statement on the extension of the PCC's remit to include editorial audio-visual material on

	On reporting mental health issues

	Court Reporting

	Reporting of International Sporting events

	Prince William and privacy

	On the reporting of cases involving paedophiles

	Financial Journalism Best Practice Note 2005

	The Judiciary and harassment

	Refugees and Asylum Seekers

	On the reporting of people accused of crime

	Lottery Guidance Note

	Data Protection Act, Journalism and the PCC Code

	Editorial co-operation