Press Recognition Panel: Finance
Commons · Question 19787 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Sir John Whittingdale
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to provide future funding to the Press Recognition Panel.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 8 Sep 2026
In 2014, the Ministry of Justice awarded a sum of £3 million to the Press Recognition Panel (PRP). This payment was made on the basis of the Royal Charter on Self-Regulation of the press, which states that the Lord Chancellor (acting on behalf of The Exch...