Leveson: Law needed to stop press 'havoc'

Lord Justice Leveson called today for legislation to underpin a “genuinely independent and effective system of self-regulation” for the press.

Leveson: Law needed to stop press 'havoc'

Lord Justice Leveson called today for legislation to underpin a “genuinely independent and effective system of self-regulation” for the press.

In his report on press standards and ethics, he said legislation would provide “an independent process to recognise the new self-regulatory body and reassure the public that the basic requirements of independence and effectiveness were met”.

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