Releases

The Editors’ Code of Practice Committee occasionally releases press statements to announce amendments to the Code, and also gives evidence to official inquiries into press self-regulation and associated issues.

Press releases and statements

Editors’ Code of Practice to be revised (December 2024) (pdf)
Daily Telegraph editor Chris Evans to chair Editors’ Code of Practice Committee (January 2024) (pdf)
Editors’ Code of Practice to be reviewed in public consultation (January 2023) (pdf)
Editors’ Code of Practice to be revised (December 2020) (pdf)
Editors’ Code of Practice to be reviewed in public consultation (January 2020) (pdf)
Editors’ Code of Practice to be revised (June 2019) (pdf)
Editors’ Code of Practice Review ‐ 2017 (December 2017) (pdf)
Neil Benson to chair Editors’ Code of Practice Committee (July 2017) (pdf)
New edition of The Editors’ Codebook (December 2016) (pdf)
Code Review announced (December 2016) (pdf)
Revised Editors’ Code of Practice announced (December 2015) (pdf)
New Code Committee Lay Members Named (February 2015) (pdf)
A4 printable version of the code (September 2014) (pdf)
A3 printable version of the code (September 2014) (pdf)
Code Review deadline extended (January 2013) (pdf)
Response to the Leveson Report (December 2012) (pdf)
Editor's Code of Practice Committee - Special Meeting (November 2012) (pdf)
Urgent: Two Code changes for 2012 (December 2011) (pdf)
Annual Code Review - Suggestions welcome (November 2011) (pdf)
New 2011 edition of The Editors' Codebook now available (January 2011) (pdf)
Editors' Code under review (December 2010) (pdf)
Editors change rules on corrections (December 2010) (pdf)
Greig and Wallace on Code Committee (June 2010) (pdf)
Response to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee's Report on Press Standards, Privacy and Libel (June 2010) (pdf)
Three new editors for Code Committee named (February 2010) (pdf)
Editors' Committee reviews the Code (December 2009) (pdf)
New Editors' Code changes take effect (October 2009) (pdf)
A4 printable version of the code (October 2009) (pdf)
A3 printable version of the code (October 2009) (pdf)
New amendments to the Editors' Code announced (September 2009) (pdf)
Hannah Walker joins Editors' Code Committee (August 2009) (pdf)
New-look Codebook expands guidance for editors (March 2009) (pdf)
Editors' Committee's review of the Code (December 2008) (pdf)
New Code Committee Chairman announced (March 2008) (pdf)
The Editors' Code book goes online (December 2007) (pdf)
Editors' Committee's review of the Code (December 2007) (pdf)
PCC Report on subterfuge and newsgathering (November 2007) (pdf)
Preamble changes and amendment to Clause 10 Clandestine Devices and Subterfuge (June 2007) (pdf)
Suicide reporting: Amendment to Clause 5 Intrusion into Grief or Shock (June 2006) (pdf)
Gender recognition: Change to Discrimination Clause 12i (May 2005) (pdf)
Code Committee submission to House of Commons Select committee on Culture, Media and Sport inquiry into press self-regulation (March 2007) (pdf)
Code Committee response to Government consultation on Payments to Criminals (February 2007) (pdf)

Minutes

In October 2010, the Code Committee decided to publish Minutes of its meetings online.