Privacy and Injunctions - Evidence - Parliament

Press Complaints Commission—Written evidence
Liverpool, Glasgow, Birmingham, Oxford, Leeds, Ipswich, Nottingham, Southampton
and Carlisle.
77. Increasingly, the Commission’s efforts to raise awareness and understanding of its
services are directed at those who may be well-placed to act as conduits for the flow
of information to people who find themselves in a vulnerable position and at the
centre of media attention. Most notably, this means working with police (particularly
family liaison officers), Members of Parliament, central government departments, local
government authorities, NHS Trusts and charities (e.g. Samaritans).
78. The Commission publishes key literature for the bereaved about how to deal with
media attention following a death. It also publishes guides about the Code of
Practice’s provisions in specific areas, including journalistic harassment, children and
reporting about hospitals.
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