Chris Wheal makes the interesting point on his blog today that perhaps the PCC code of conduct should be toughened up when it comes to dealing with the bereaved.

He writes out of close personal experience of course, having written earlier in the week about the challenges of dealing with the press after the death of his nine-year-old nephew in a rope-swing accident.

He notes that whereas the PCC code says: “In cases involving personal grief or shock, enquiries and approaches must be made with sympathy and discretion and publication handled sensitively.”