Save Our Sources law to stop police secretly seizing journalist phone records is tabled in Parliament
Parliament is to consider a change in the law which would tackle the issues raised by Press Gazette's Save Our…
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ACPO media chief Colette Paul: Some police are afraid of talking to journalists
Media lead for the Association of Chief Police Officers Colette Paul talks to Press Gazette editor Dominic Ponsford about how…
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Boris Johnson asked by London Assembly to make police seek ‘judicial approval’ to view journalist call records
London mayor Boris Johnson is to be asked whether he will ensure the Metropolitan Police seeks judicial approval to access…
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Met terror chief defends RIPA spying against journalists: ‘Nobody should be above the law’
A senior Metropolitan Police officer has defended the use of spying powers against journalists saying that “nobody should be above…
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Met’s Sun phone records grab wasn’t ‘last resort’ – it was the first thing they did, lawyer reveals
Accessing the phone records of The Sun was “the very first thing” the Metropolitan Police did in its investigation into…
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Police failed to reveal Sally Murrer was a journalist when they sought approval to bug her, lawyer reveals
Thames Valley Police did not say Sally Murrer was a journalist when it applied to bug her conversations, her barrister…
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MPs back motion calling for action to stop police using RIPA to find journalists’ sources
A dozen MPs have so far supported a motion expressing concern over police use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers…
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DPP Saunders defends police spying on phone records of Sun and Mail on Sunday
The Director of Public Prosecutions has defended police use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act against The Sun and…
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