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The Editors' Code of Practice is the foundation stone of the UK press self-regulatory system. It sets out the rules that the industry itself has voluntarily drawn up and pledged to accept.
The role of the Editors' Code Committee is to write, review and revise the Code of Practice to keep it fresh, responsive and relevant.
This is the current Editors' Code of Practice - framed by the newspaper and periodical industry and ratified by the PCC to take effect from 1 August 2007.

The Editors' Codebook is the newspaper and magazine industry's official handbook to the Editors' Code and the way it works in practice.
What does the Code cover? What does it mean? How can it be changed? Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.
Keep up with announcements of Code changes, reviews, press releases and policy documents concerning the Code of Practice.