The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) is a regulatory body for British printed newspapers and magazines, consisting of representatives of the major publishers. The PCC is funded by the annual levy it charges newspapers and magazines. It has no legal powers - all newspapers and magazines voluntarily contribute to the costs of, and adhere to the rulings of, the Commission, making the industry self-regulating. The Press Complaints Commission replaced The Press Council in the early 1990s.
A code was introduced covering the issues of:
- Accuracy
- Opportunity to reply
- Privacy
- Harassment
- Intrusion into grief or shock
- Children
- Children in sex cases
- Hospitals
- Reporting of crime
- Misrepresentation
- Victims of sexual assault
- Discrimination
- Financial journalism
- Confidential sources
- Witness payments in criminal trials
- Payment to criminals.
All members of the press have a duty to maintain the highest professional standards of the code.
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