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| New press regulator faces approval decision | New press regulator faces approval decision |
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| A group seeking to become the first officially recognised press regulator is to find out if it has been approved. | A group seeking to become the first officially recognised press regulator is to find out if it has been approved. |
| Impress, established by press reform campaigners, is seeking formal approval from the Press Recognition Panel (PRP). | |
| The PRP was set up in the wake of the Leveson Inquiry to ensure any future press regulator met certain standards. | The PRP was set up in the wake of the Leveson Inquiry to ensure any future press regulator met certain standards. |
| Most of Britain's press has joined the rival regulator, Ipso, or set up their own system, but none has sought official recognition. | Most of Britain's press has joined the rival regulator, Ipso, or set up their own system, but none has sought official recognition. |
| Impress has received funding from former F1 boss Max Mosley, along with the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust, a funder of political campaigns in Britain, and author JK Rowling. | |
| If Impress is approved, Culture Secretary Karen Bradley will have to decide whether to activate regulations which say newspapers that refuse to sign up to the new regulator could have to pay the legal fees of a complainant who sued them for libel, even if the paper won the case. | If Impress is approved, Culture Secretary Karen Bradley will have to decide whether to activate regulations which say newspapers that refuse to sign up to the new regulator could have to pay the legal fees of a complainant who sued them for libel, even if the paper won the case. |
| The move has angered many newspapers, who have overwhelmingly rejected the idea of any form of state regulation, warning that it would be a threat to press freedom. | The move has angered many newspapers, who have overwhelmingly rejected the idea of any form of state regulation, warning that it would be a threat to press freedom. |
| Appearing before the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Monday, Ms Bradley made clear she would be in no hurry to activate the regulations, which are under Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act, 2013, even if Impress was recognised by the PRP. | Appearing before the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Monday, Ms Bradley made clear she would be in no hurry to activate the regulations, which are under Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act, 2013, even if Impress was recognised by the PRP. |
| She told MPs there were fears among local newspapers in particular that they could be forced out of business if the rules were enforced, and she wanted to consider all the options before making a decision. | She told MPs there were fears among local newspapers in particular that they could be forced out of business if the rules were enforced, and she wanted to consider all the options before making a decision. |
| Impress, which covers 25 small specialist publications, is expected to hear if it has been approved later. | Impress, which covers 25 small specialist publications, is expected to hear if it has been approved later. |
| Rival regulator, the Independent Press Standards Organisation, has said it will not seek official recognition from the PRP. | Rival regulator, the Independent Press Standards Organisation, has said it will not seek official recognition from the PRP. |