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Written question asked by Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 February 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 24 February 2016. It was answered by Lord Keen of Elie (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 February 2016 on behalf of the Attorney General.


Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press Inquiry

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 26 January (HL Deb, col 1152), which two cases remain outstanding in respect of preventing Leveson part 2 from taking place.

Answer

The Crown Prosecution Service is at present giving investigative advice to the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) in respect of two pre charge investigations, which fall under Operation Tuleta and Operation Elveden.

In addition, the CPS has also received Victims' Right to Review correspondence in relation to its recent decision not to charge ten individual journalists who worked at Mirror Group Newspapers for allegations of phone hacking at Mirror Group Newspapers, as part of Operation Golding. This correspondence is currently being considered.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL6129
Session
2015-16
Related items
Press Regulation
Tuesday, 26 January 2016
Oral answers to questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Corruption Police Prosecutions Press Telephone tapping Hacking Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press Inquiry
Link
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