Friday, September 08, 2006

Plans to limit inquest reporting are 'misguided says PCC chairman / Holed the Front Page, 6 Sep 2006

http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/day/law/060906coron.shtml
"Proposals to limit the rights of the press to report inquests are "misguided. In a letter to constitutional affairs minister Harriet Harman, Sir Christopher Meyer voiced concerns over parts of the the draft Coroners Bill and said much of what the Government was trying to achieve should be possible through greater education of the bereaved about what to expect, and about how they can object to inaccurate or intrusive reporting or newsgathering methods. He said the PCC received many complaints from people who did not even realise reports of the inquest may be published, and the answer could be to make more information available."