Privacy and Injunctions - Evidence - Parliament

Press Complaints Commission—Written evidence
12 Scottish Query about taking
photographs of a
councillor who had
been convicted of
offences, taken in his
front garden.
13 Scottish Query about
whether an
individual was
entitled to waive his
anonymity as a
victim of sexual
assault.
14 National newspaper Query about whether
an individual had
contacted the PCC for
advice, and whether
contact could be made
with them directly.
932
Potential Clause 3
issue, but the
individual appeared
to be clearly visible
from the street.
Potential Clause 11
issue, advice to
obtain written
confirmation of
position and to
what the individual
is consenting.
Gave background on
a strictly not for
publication basis.
15 Scottish Query about a story Potential issues under
involving a quad bike
accident abroad.
Clauses 1,3 4 and 5.
16
English regional
Appendix Six
Prominence Statistics for 2010
Further forward than the original article: 45.5%
Same page as the original: 24.2%
Designated corrections column: 10.6%
Within five pages of the original: 14.4%
Query about whether the
Potential issue under
newspaper could identify
from identify where from the where van was a van Clause was 3; advised
Stolen. van was stolen removal of certain
information to avoid
a complaint.
The newspaper would
not seek to contact
the individual.