The former senior civil servant Sir Bill Jeffrey will conduct the second external review of the independence and effectiveness of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO).

Sir Bill's external review, which will be conducted independently of IPSO, will report on how effectively the organisation is fulfilling its role as regulator of the UK newspaper and magazine industries. It will examine whether IPSO has been faithful to its publicly stated principles and values and consider how IPSO regulation has adapted to changes in its external environment. It will consider how IPSO should prepare for the future and consider the resources needed to achieve its objectives and making recommendations where appropriate.

Statement from Sir Bill Jeffrey:

“I am very keen that my review of IPSO should be well-informed by the views of the Organisation’s stakeholders within and beyond the news industry, and of those, including complainants, who have dealings with it. I will be inviting submissions from a number of organisations and individuals with an obvious interest; but, through this website, I would very much welcome comments and views from anyone who has knowledge of IPSO and its work.

The process for doing so, and the basis on which I will be treating comments, are set out in in the tabs at the top right of this website including a link to a questionnaire, completion of which is not obligatory but would help us to organise and order the comments we receive.

I should stress that, although I will be taking views from IPSO’s staff, who have an important perspective on the matter, the review itself will be conducted entirely independently of the Organisation.”