Press Recognition Panel

(asked on 1st February 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Press Recognition Panel is entitled, under powers granted to it by the Royal Charter, to advocate changes to English law.


Answered by
Lord Keen of Elie Portrait
Lord Keen of Elie
Shadow Minister (Justice)
This question was answered on 14th February 2017

The purpose of the Press Recognition Panel is to carry on activities relating to the recognition of self-regulators in accordance with the terms of the Royal Charter. The Press Recognition Panel is not prohibited from publishing information regarding the press self-regulatory framework delivered by the Royal Charter.

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