Solicitor who appeared on behalf of the British and Irish Ombudsman Association (BIOA), established 1993. He gave evidence on the role that a Press (or Media) Ombudsman scheme could fulfil in any new arrangements that might emerge as a result of the Inquiry’s work.
-4161/British%20and%20Irish%20Ombudsman%20Association%20(BIOA).png?X-Amz-Expires=86400&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIROUOGOH77V5QB3Q/20241101/eu-west-1/s3/aws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20241101T010523Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=611b513c7a20cd0f1398f791d66004dec687a5233db7d86f5836d2da9ce41140)
Now known as Ombudsman Association. Members include ombudsmen and other complaint-handling bodies in the UK, Ireland and British Overseas Territories and Crown dependencies. Gave evidence on the role of ombudsmen generally and possible roles of mediation in the Press.
-4392/Trades%20Union%20Congress%20TUC.png?X-Amz-Expires=86400&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIROUOGOH77V5QB3Q/20241101/eu-west-1/s3/aws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20241101T010523Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=d7af62f002eacf3d2a3ffc788fabcd845121fea2bd5aca0854d9c8a12641f6f4)
The national trade-union body representing around 50 affiliated trade unions in England and Wales, with a total of about 5.6 million members. Submitted evidence to the Inquiry on a variety of issues including its belief that the question of ownership of the press was crucial to the democratic process and that new rules were needed limiting the powers of individual owners. Argued that any system of regulation had to be consistent with the need to preserve the freedom of the press.
