84. In more serious and persistent cases where a standards investigation is required, IPSO rules provide for the establishment of a commission of inquiry. The body prepares a confidential report on which the publisher can decide before the investigative body makes its decision. A publisher may request that this decision be reviewed before the decision is published. The IPSO Board of Directors may impose sanctions following a decision of the Board of Inquiry. The harsher penalties are: the requirement to pay a fine (up to 1 per cent of the publisher`s turnover in the UK or 1,000,000 books per survey); [96] the “reasonable costs” requirement for the standards review; and end the publisher`s affiliation with the regulator. A publisher can go to the review panel against how the investigative body made a decision. The IPSO may decide whether or not to refer the complaint to the appeals body. 54. We have evidence of a number of issues that have been discussed or disagreemented between regulators and other interested parties.
Although we are looking at them for reasons that are explained in Chapter 1, we do not make recommendations on how to resolve them. 79. The functions and procedures followed by ipSO are subject to three key documents, the statutes[86][86] and the system`s affiliation agreement. [88] IPSO`s core functions (as described in the administrative documents) are described in Box 5. 94 Independent Press Standards Organisation, `file a complaint`: www.ipso.co.uk/IPSO/makingacomplaint.html#who [called 3 March 2015]. IPSO states that it will forward complaints from representative groups if the alleged breach of the code is significant and that there is a public interest in doing so. Previous 100 Ibid. Previous 101 Q23 Previous 102 Ebd. Back 103 Q52 Back 104 Independent Press Standards Organisation, Editors` Code of Practice: www.ipso.co.uk/assets/1/Code__A4_2014.pdf Back 105 Editors` Code of Practice Committee, `About Us`: www.editorscode.org.uk/about_us.php [called March 2, 2015] Previous 106 Q30 Previous 107 Q26 Previous 108. Previous 109 Ibid. Previous 110 Q24 Previous Ibid. Previous 112 Ibid.
Previous 113 Q53 Previous 114 Ibid. Previous 115 Q30 Previous 116 Ibid. Previous 117 Q30 Previous 118 Q54 Previous 119 Q44 Previous 120 Independent Press Standards Organisation, Editors` Code of Practice: www.ipso.co.uk/assets/1/ Code__A4_2014.pdf [called March 4, 2015] Previously 121 Q60 Previous 122 Ibid. Previous 123 Evidence written by Christopher Jeffries (PRG0009) Previous Ibid 124. Previous 125 Ibid. and Q61 (Dr. Martin Moore) Previous 126 Evidence written by Hacked Off (PRG0011) Previous 127 Q46 and Q61 (Dr. Martin Moore) Previous 128 Evidence written by Christopher Jeffries (PRG0009) and Q46 (Dr. Evan Harris) Previous 129 Written Evidence of NUJ (PRG0002) and Q62 Previous 130 Q65 Previous 131 Ibid. Back 132 Written Evidence of Muslim Engagement – Development (MEND) (PRG0004) Previous 133 Q66 Previous 134 Q12 Previous 135 Q14 Previous 136 Q15 Previous 136 Q15 Previous 137 The Impress Project, `Funding`: impressproject.org/funding [called March 2, 2015]. Donors include Joseph Rowntree Trust, Alexander Mosley Charitable Trust and JK Rowling and David Sainsbury`s Back 138 Q14 Back 139 Q19 Q19 Back 140 Q16 Q16 Back 141 Ibid. Previous 142 Ibid.
Previous 143 Q17 Previous 144 Q30 Previous 145 Q20 Previous 146 Q32 Previous 147 Q34 Previous 148 The Scott Trust is the sole shareholder of Guardian Media Group, owner of The Guardian. The Trust was established in 1936 to protect the Guardian`s journalistic freedom and values. In 2008, it became a limited company, with the same protection for the Guardian in its constitution. Return 149 Q34 and The Guardian: `The review panel`: www.theguardian.com/info/2014/nov/20/review-panel [called 2 March 2015]. According to the Guardian`s website, “the chairman of the evaluation body is John Willis, the existing external ombudsman of Guardian News -Media, vice-president of Bafta and managing director of Mentorn Media. John is accompanied by Geraldine Proudler, Olswang Associate and Board Member of the Guardian Foundation, and Elinor Goodman, former Political Editor of Channel 4 News, and one of six panel members at the Leveson Inquiry. Back 150 Ibid.