Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 44134

Press: Regulation

Tabled: 3 April 2025
Answered: 11 April 2025

Question

Ian Byrne

LabourLiverpool West Derby

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of press regulation.

Answer

Stephanie Peacock
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...

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