The press regulation system is administered by the PCC. It is not a legal system and it is not run by the government.
It is a voluntary agreement by the press industry, allowing itself to be regulated by the independent PCC.
The Code of Practice is drawn up by a committee of editors due to their knowledge of the press industry and law. The PCC mostly consists of ‘lay’ members. Even the Chairman, Baroness Buscombe has no connection to the industry.
