Written questions

Press: Regulation

Commons · Question 44137 · Tabled 3 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 11 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Ian Byrne

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to enhance press regulation.

Answer

Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 11 Apr 2025

In the UK, there exists an independent, self-regulatory system for the press and the Government therefore does not intervene in or oversee the work of press regulators. We are also clear, however, that with this freedom comes responsibility, and newspaper...