Leveson Inquiry

Latest news on the Lord Justice Leveson Inquiry into media ethics and journalism practices following the News of the World phone hacking scandal.

Lord Justice Leveson's inquiry 'into the culture, practices and ethics of the press' heard from 184 witnesses and accepted 42 written submissions in more than six months of hearings

The Leveson Inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press was aproached in four Modules. These are:

• Module 1: The relationship between the press and the public and looks at phone-hacking and other potentially illegal behaviour.
• Module 2: The relationships between the press and police and the extent to which that has operated in the public interest.
• Module 3: The relationship between press and politicians.
• Module 4: Recommendations for a more effective policy and regulation that supports the integrity and freedom of the press while encouraging the highest ethical standards.

This inquiry also regulates the British press so they cannot for example hack peoples phones like "The News Of The Worlds" did in 2011. 

The difference between public interest and interest to the public

In one we give our attention to something because it has the potential to do us good or harm which is publc interest, on the other hand interest to the public is where we are merely curious it is not vital to know it. For example if the police were looking for a murder that was on the lose it would be in the public interest to alert members of the public for their safety, where as interest to the public would be telling them in a gossip manner spreading it round even if it doesn't affect their safety.