PCC year at a glance
May
Independent polling shows support for the PCC
The PCC published the results of the research of nationally representative polling it undertook about public attitudes to the PCC and self-regulation.
Some headline figures:
‒ 81% of people were aware of the PCC;
‒ 75% of those who expressed an opinion thought the PCC to be effective or very effective. Only 14% of the public thought that the PCC was ineffective;
‒ Almost 9 out of 10 people believed the PCC system should be funded by the newspaper and magazine industry (rather than the taxpayer or individual complainants).
The research can be viewed here.
PCC publishes Commission meeting minutes
As part of the bid to improve its transparency and accountability (in advance of the independent Governance Review, which was looking at these areas), the PCC published minutes of its meetings for the first time.
Ombudsman conference
A member of PCC staff attended the Annual Conference of the Organisation of News Ombudsmen at the Reuters Institute and spoke about how different regulatory structures can work alongside one another most effectively. The PCC is just part of a patchwork of media regulation in the UK, which is why we maintain close links to others working in the same area, including Ombudsmen and Readers' Editors.
Advisory notes
In May, they included:
‒ Passing on the request from a family liaison officer of a Scottish police force that
a grieving family not be contacted;
‒ Advising that the press should not reveal the identity of a lottery winner, who had won more than a hundred million pounds and wanted to keep their anonymity. The PCC passed on the request not to be identifi ed from Camelot, on behalf of the winner, with a reminder to editors of the PCC's guidance note about lottery winners.