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November 10, 2014

£1m fines unlikely under IPSO, says chair Moses: Successful regulation won’t be established by manic firing of big bazooka

By Press Gazette

Newspapers are unlikely to be hit with £1m fines by the new watchdog regulating the press, its chairman has said.

Sir Alan Moses, who leads the Independent Press Standards Organisation, insisted the body will come "armed with a slim, clear book of rules and not with an iron fist" when it tackles complaints.

But the former Court of Appeal judge warned editors he will "damn" those that flagrantly break the rules.

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