Press Recognition Panel (PRP)

The independent body set up following the Leveson Inquiry to ensure regulators of the press and news publishers are able to protect the public.

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📣 Our 2026 Call for Information on press regulation in the UK is now open.

We want your views and evidence to inform our assessment of how effectively the Recognition System is working and the extent of its coverage.

📅 Open until 11 December.
https://t.co/xfJCvfREV7

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@LibDems @anna4fes @officialtulisa We’re currently inviting evidence on the effectiveness & independence of press regulation in the UK.

Our 2026 Call for Information is open to anyone with an interest in press standards, harm, accountability and trustworthy news.

Find out more & respond:
https://t.co/xfJCvfScKF

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Our Chair, Kathryn Cearns OBE, and CEO, Susie Uppal, met Baroness Bennett to discuss the PRP’s work and the operation of the Recognition System. Thank you @natalieben for taking the time to meet.

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Very useful meeting today with Kathryn Cearns and SusieUppal from @PRPanel, set up following the Leveson inquiry.

Public protection from press misconduct still far away, but urgently needed

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Professor Jason Arday’s case has brought old questions about press conduct back into focus.

The names and circumstances change, but the same concerns about press behaviour remain.

Why has the underlying accountability gap still not been resolved?
https://t.co/wU4ktiA5lM

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⏰ ONE WEEK TO GO until the deadline for our economic research tender.

We’re commissioning research into the costs & benefits of incentives to encourage news publishers to participate in the Recognition System.

See our new FAQ for prospective bidders.
https://t.co/x0lykCjjKZ

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Following the death of Professor Jason Arday, we have published a statement on the intense media scrutiny he faced in the weeks beforehand.

His treatment raises serious questions about proportionality, cumulative harm and press accountability.

Read more:
https://t.co/9xPIT9q6Fj

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We are inviting tenders for independent research on the economic costs and benefits of implementing incentives to encourage news publishers to participate in the Recognition System.

Tenders must be submitted by 5pm on 3 September 2026.

Find out more:
https://t.co/x0lykCjjKZ

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Trustworthiness should be independently assessed, not simply asserted.

Our media Green Paper response says that any online prominence benefit for news publishers must link to participation in the Recognition System via membership of an Approved Regulator.
https://t.co/LxVoL5StXP

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@DBanksy The now-repealed costs provisions aimed to make low-cost arbitration an alternative to expensive litigation, not punish the press. The independent Recognition System removes political & industry influence from regulation. New incentives are needed to support affordable redress.

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@DBanksy The now-repealed costs provisions aimed to make low-cost arbitration an alternative to expensive litigation, not punish the press. The independent Recognition System removes political & industry influence from regulation. New incentives are needed to support affordable redress.

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The claims brought by Prince Harry and others against Associated Newspapers were dismissed today.

The court’s findings must be respected. But the wider access-to-justice issue remains: only people with significant resources can realistically take a major publisher to court. 1/2

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As Government considers the future of trusted news, it can act on that gap.

Press accountability independent of politicians & the industry must be part of the solution. That means independent, effective standards & complaints processes & access to affordable redress for all. 2/2

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Greater prominence online gives news publishers a public & commercial benefit.

That benefit should be matched by independent accountability and effective routes to redress for people harmed by press behaviour.

Read our statement on the media Green Paper:
https://t.co/5nWswwp0VZ

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Trusted news needs independent accountability.

Any prominence regime must not rely on industry codes or in-house complaints processes alone.

The Recognition System already provides the framework.

Read our statement on the Government’s Media Green Paper:
https://t.co/5nWswwp0VZ

[Press Recognition Panel (PRP) @PRPanel]

A new @DCMS media Green Paper asks how “trustworthy” news providers should be defined.

Any prominence regime for news on social media must be based on clear, independent accountability criteria.

The Recognition System already provides that framework.
https://t.co/PoKkFLugah

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@ZackPolanski Our 10th Annual Report on the Recognition System explains why it continues to offer a practical solution to the UK’s press accountability gap – protecting journalism while giving the public clear, fair and affordable routes to redress.
https://t.co/qzzr9qh3WX

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@ZackPolanski Media reform should protect journalism while strengthening accountability.

The public backs press regulation that is independent of both government & the press industry. The Recognition System already provides that framework but most major publishers choose to remain outside it.

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The important question now is how to encourage participation in effective, independent regulation, so that press freedom is protected and the public has meaningful protection from press harm.

Read the report: https://t.co/zcE8q8haHm

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🚨 Fewer than 1% of complaints recorded by IPSO in 2023, 2024 and 2025 led to a finding that a publisher had breached the Editors’ Code.

Today, the Press Recognition Panel has published an updated review of IPSO’s complaints process and related issues.
https://t.co/4aMthhUEaw

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The PRP concludes that IPSO does not provide an effective deterrent against serious or repeated bad behaviour by the press.

The Recognition System provides the only framework for independent regulation free from both government and press industry control.