An Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press · 2012

Appendix 3: Witnesses to the inquiry

Appendix 3: Witnesses to the inquiry

1. The following witnesses gave oral evidence to the Inquiry: Witness Date called Stephen Abell 30 January 2012 Lawrence Abramson 13 December 2011 Colin Adwent 26 March 2012 DAC Sue Akers 06 February 2012

27 February 2012 23 July 2012

Francis Aldhouse 05 December 2011 Richard Allan 26 January 2012 Chief Constable Simon Ash 26 March 2012 Paul Ashford 12 January 2012 Chris Atkins 06 December 2011 Chief Constable Matt Baggott 28 March 2012 Sly Bailey 16 January 2012 Roger Baker 05 March 2012 Lionel Barber 10 January 2012 Aidan Barclay 23 April 2012 Derek Barnett 03 April 2012 Professor Steven Barnett 08 December 2011

18 July 2012 John Battle 23 January 2012 Helen Belcher 08 February 2012 Matthew Bell 20 December 2011 Joanne Bird 28 March 2012 Lord Black of Brentwood 01 February 2012

09 July 2012 Chris Blackhurst 10 January 2012 Lord Blair of Boughton 07 March 2012 Tony Blair 28 May 2012 James Blendis 02 February 2012 Adam Boulton 15 May 2012

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Colette Bowe 01 February 2012

12 July 2012 Jillian Brady 26 June 2012 Alastair Brett 15 March 2012 Barbara Brewis 27 March 2012 Professor George Brock 08 December 2011 Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville 24 May 2012 Rebekah Brooks 11 May 2012 Gordon Brown MP 11 June 2012 Inayat Bunglawala 24 January 2012 Peter Burden 05 December 2011 Mark Burns-Williamson 02 April 2012 Baroness Buscombe 07 February 2012 Bill Butler 02 February 2012 Carla Buzasi 08 February 2012 Lisa Byrne 18 January 2012 Dr Vince Cable MP 30 May 2012 David Cameron MP 14 June 2012 Alastair Campbell 30 November 2011

14 May 2012 Anne Campbell 26 March 2012 Professor Brian Cathcart 08 December 2011 Oliver Cattermole 28 March 2012 Lucie Cave 18 January 2012 Jonathan Chapman 14 December 2011 Peter Charlton 18 January 2012 Sara Cheesley 13 March 2012 Charlotte Church 28 November 2011 Kenneth Clarke QC MP 30 May 2012 Martin Clarke 09 May 2012 Peter Clarke 01 March 2012 Nick Clegg MP 13 June 2012 Max Clifford 09 February 2012 Tim Colborne 26 June 2012 David-John Collins 26 January 2012 Lord Condon of Langton Green 06 March 2012 Steve Coogan 22 November 2011 Philip Coppel QC 17 July 2012 Andy Coulson 10 May 2012 Catherine Crawford 29 March 2012 Tom Crone 13 December 2011

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14 December 2011 Bob Crow 25 January 2012 Colin Crowell 07 February 2012 Giles Crown 26 June 2012 Dr Rowan Cruft 16 July 2012 Chief Constable Mike Cunningham 29 March 2012 Professor James Curran 13 July 2012 Paul Dacre 06 February 2012

09 February 2012 Nick Davies 29 November 2011

28 February 2012 Richard Desmond 12 January 2012 Anne Diamond 28 November 2011 AC Cressida Dick 12 March 2012 Noel Doran 18 January 2012 Stephen Dorrell MP 23 May 2012 Bob Dowler 21 November 2011 Sally Dowler 21 November 2011 DCI Clive Driscoll 15 March 2012 Matthew Driscoll 19 December 2011 Ian Edmondson 09 February 2012 Jeff Edwards 14 March 2012 John Edwards 09 January 2012 Chris Elliott 17 January 2012 Lloyd Embley 16 January 2012 Claire Enders 17 July 2012 Sir Harold Evans 17 May 2012 Adrian Faber 20 March 2012 Nick Fagge 21 December 2011 Dick Fedorcio 13 March 2012 Spencer Feeney 18 January 2012 Ian Fegan 29 March 2012 Mary-Ellen Field 22 November 2011 Lara Fielden 13 July 2012 Elizabeth Filkin 05 March 2012 Padraic Flanagan 21 December 2011 Garry Flitcroft 22 November 2011 Robin Foster 17 July 2012 Fiona Fox 24 January 2012 Professor Chris Frost 10 July 2012 Jane Furniss 28 March 2012 Tony Gallagher 10 January 2012 Sheryl Gascoigne 23 November 2011 DCI Brendan Gilmour 09 May 2012 Mike Gilson 18 January 2012 Tim Godwin 07 March 2012 Tim Gordon 20 March 2012 Adrian Gorham 02 February 2012 Michael Gove MP 29 May 2012 Lord Grade of Yarmouth 31 January 2012 Christopher Graham 26 January 2012 Hugh Grant 21 November 2011 Jim Gray 23 January 2012 David Allen Green 25 January 2012 Professor Roy Greenslade 12 July 2012 Sir Charles Gray 12 July 2012 Andrew Grice 25 June 2012 Nick Griffiths 26 March 2012 Jonathan Grun 25 January 2012 Stewart Gull 02 April 2012 Jacqui Hames 28 February 2012 James Hanning 19 December 2011 James Harding 17 January 2012

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07 February 2012 Professor Ian Hargreaves 08 December 2011 Harriet Harman QC MP 12 June 2012 Charlotte Harris 06 December 2011 David Harrison 19 March 2012 Liz Hartley 11 January 2012 Heather Harvey 24 January 2012 Andy Hayman 01 March 2012 Jonathan Heawood 24 January 2012 Peter Hill 12 January 2012 James Hipwell 21 December 2011 Amanda Hirst 27 March 2012 Ian Hislop 17 January 2012 HJK 24 November 2011 Stuart Hoare 19 December 2011 Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe 20 March 2012 Baroness Hollins 02 February 2012 Professor John Horgan 13 July 2012 Professor Jennifer Hornsby 16 July 2012 Chief Constable Stephen House 21 March 2012 Mark Hughes 02 February 2012 Simon Hughes MP 27 February 2012 Lord Hunt of Wirral 31 January 2012

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09 July 2012 10 July 2012

Jacqui Hunt 24 January 2012 Jeremy Hunt MP 31 May 2012 Terry Hunt 26 March 2012 Ian Hurst 28 November 2011 Tony Imossi 02 February 2012 Christopher Jefferies 28 November 2011

28 February 2012 Alan Johnson MP 22 May 2012 Christopher Johnson 20 December 2011 DCI Philip Jones 27 March 2012 Tessa Jowell MP 21 May 2012

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John Kampfner 24 January 2012 Daphne Keller 26 January 2012 ACC Jerry Kirkby 27 March 2012 Norman Lamb MP 26 June 2012 Maria Larasi 24 January 2012 Duncan Larcombe 09 January 2012 Sandra Laville 14 March 2012 Jeremy Lawton 19 March 2012 Evgeny Lebedev 23 April 2012 David Leigh 06 December 2011 Mark Lewis 23 November 2011

30 November 2011 Will Lewis 10 January 2012 Catherine Llewellyn 21 March 2012 John Lloyd 26 June 2012 Darryn Lyons 09 February 2012 DI Mark Maberly 29 February 2012 Lord MacDonald QC of River Glaven 04 April 2012 Stuart McIntosh 17 July 2012 Dr Daithi Mac Sithigh 08 December 2011 Kelvin MacKenzie 09 January 2012 DC Craig Mackey 26 March 2012 Murdoch MacLennan 10 January 2012 Mazher Mahmood 12 December 2011

25 January 2012 Sir John Major 12 June 2012 Manish Malhotra 10 January 2012 Kit Malthouse 29 March 2012 Lord Mandelson of Foy and Hartlepool 21 May 2012 Dr Neil Manson 16 July 2012 Andrew Marr 23 May 2012 Sharon Marshall 20 December 2011 Dr Rob Mawby 03 April 2012 Theresa May MP 29 May 2012 Dr Gerry McCann 23 November 2011 Dr Kate McCann 23 November 2011 Maria McGeoghan 18 January 2012 Paul McKeever 02 April 2012 John McLellan 18 January 2012 Paul McMullan 29 November 2011 Professor Chris Megone 16 July 2012 David Mellor 26 June 2012 Professor Sue Mendus 16 July 2012 Sir Christopher Meyer 31 January 2012 Frederic Michel 24 May 2012 T/ACC Russell Middleton 09 May 2012 Ed Miliband MP 12 June 2012 Sienna Miller 24 November 2011 Heather Mills 09 February 2012 Thomas Mockridge 17 January 2012 Dominic Mohan 09 January 2012

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07 February 2012 Dr Martin Moore 08 February 2012

10 July 2012 Gary Morgan 07 February 2012 Piers Morgan 20 December 2011 Max Mosley 24 November 2011

18 July 2012 Will Moy 08 February 2012 John Mullin 10 May 2012 Andrew Mullins 10 January 2012 James Murdoch 24 April 2012 Rupert Murdoch 25 April 2012

26 April 2012 James Murray 19 March 2012 Colin Myler 14 December 2011

15 December 2011 Dawn Neesom 12 January 2012 Rosie Nixon 18 January 2012 Julie Norgrove 29 March 2012 Steven Nott 06 December 2011 Peter Oborne 17 May 2012 Sir Dennis O'Connor 12 March 2012 Lord O'Donnell of Clapham 14 May 2012 Nathan Oley 02 April 2012 Professor Baroness O'Neill 16 July 2012 Sean O'Neill 21 March 2012 Sir Hugh Orde 28 March 2012 George Osborne MP 11 June 2012 Gary O'Shea 24 January 2012 Alex Owens 30 November 2011

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5 December 2011 CC Lynne Owens 06 March 2012 Nick Owens 06 February 2012 Brian Paddick 27 February 2012 David Palmer 02 February 2012 Lucy Panton 03 April 2012 Susan Panuccio 17 January 2012 Guy Parker 01 February 2012 Ryan Parry 24 January 2012 Lord Patten of Barnes 23 January 2012 Nicole Patterson 12 January 2012 Jeremy Paxman 23 May 2012 Paul Peachey 14 March 2012 Andrew Penman 16 January 2012 Rupert Pennant-Rea 17 January 2012 Justin Penrose 20 March 2012 Richard Peppiatt 29 November 2011 David Perry QC 04 April 2012 Professor Julian Petley 08 December 2011 Tom Pettifor 20 March 2012 Angela Phillips 08 December 2011

13 July 2012 Anne Pickles 26 March 2012 Nigel Pickover 18 January 2012 Julian Pike 13 December 2011

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20 December 2011 David Pilditch 21 December 2011 Chief Constable Colin Port 27 March 2012 Lord Prescott of Kingston upon Hull 27 February 2012 Ben Priestly 29 March 2012 Bob Quick 07 March 2012 Lord Reid of Cardowan 23 May 2012 Ed Richards 01 February 2012

12 July 2012 Peter Riddell 25 June 2012 Finbarr Ronayne 10 January 2012 Viscount Rothermere 10 May 2012 Tom Rowland 23 November 2011 JK Rowling 24 November 2011 Alan Rusbridger 17 January 2012 Jonathan Russell 18 January 2012

21 March 2012 John Ryley 23 April 2012 Alex Salmond MSP 13 June 2012 Daniel Sanderson 15 December 2011 CI Sally Seeley 20 March 2012 Graham Shear 21 November 2011 Gillian Shearer 26 March 2012 Rob Shorthouse 21 March 2012 Paul Silva 11 January 2012 Chief Constable Chris Sims 20 March 2012 Gordon Smart 09 January 2012 Adam Smith 24 May 2012

25 May 2012 Lord Smith of Finsbury 22 May 2012 Joan Smith 21 November 2011 Tony Smith 02 February 2012 Jon Snow 25 June 2012 Matt Sprake 18 July 2012

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Paul Staines 08 February 2012 Michelle Stanistreet 09 February 2012

10 July 2012 Keir Starmer QC 08 February 2012

04 April 2012 Ed Stearns 03 April 2012 Jonathan Stephens 25 May 2012 Sir Paul Stephenson 05 March 2012 Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington 06 March 2012 CC Jonathan Stoddart 27 March 2012 Jack Straw MP 16 May 2012 Michael Sullivan 15 March 2012 Pam Surphlis 08 February 2012 DCS Keith Surtees 29 February 2012 Tim Suter 12 July 2012 Dr Damian Tambini 18 July 2012 Professor John Tasioulas 16 July 2012 David Thomas 12 July 2012 Richard Thomas 09 December 2011 Mark Thompson 23 January 2012 Mark Thomson 24 November 2011 Neville Thurlbeck 12 December 2011 Hugh Tomlinson QC 13 July 2012 Tim Toulmin 30 January 2012 Chief Constable Andrew Trotter 28 March 2012 Neil Turner 07 February 2012 Steve Turner 20 December 2011 John Twomey 19 March 2012 Steve Unger 17 July 2012 Jonathan Ungoed-Thomas 14 March 2012 Anna Van Heeswijk 24 January 2012 Chief Constable Peter Vaughan 21 March 2012 Lord Wakeham of Maldon 15 May 2012 Justin Walford 09 January 2012 Richard Wallace 16 January 2012 Neil Wallis 12 December 2011

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2 April 2012 Simon Walters 25 June 2012 Stephen Waring 24 January 2012 James Watson 22 November 2011 Margaret Watson 22 November 2011 Tom Watson MP 22 May 2012 Tina Weaver 16 January 2012 Derek Webb 15 December 2011 Philip Webster 25 June 2012 Hugh Whittow 12 January 2012 DS Philip Williams 29 February 2012 Jane Winter 28 November 2011 John Witherow 17 January 2012 Dan Wootton 06 February 2012 Camilla Wright 26 January 2012 Peter Wright 11 January 2012 Stephen Wright 15 March 2012 John Yates 01 March 2012 Liz Young 28 March 2012 Ronald Zink 07 February 2012

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  1. Written evidence and submissions were received from the following people and groups:

A Tim Bratton Dr John Abraham British and Irish Ombudsman Association (BIOA) Bryan Adams British Psychological Society Advertising Standards Agency Benedict Brogan Dr Nafeez Ahmed David Brookes Abigail Alford David Brown Tasmin Allen Kim Brudenell Alternative Libel Project Chris Bryant MP Paul Ashford Bureau of Investigative Journalism Margaret Aspinall Dr Aidan Byrne Julian Assange C Associated News Ltd Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom Association of Medical Research Charities Cancer Research UK

Adam Cannon

Carbon Brief Graham Banks

Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Jonathan Baume (FDA) Centre Beat Carnegie Trust UK Ailsa Beaton Maggie Carver Kevin Beatty Richard Caseby Sean Bellew The Centre for Investigative Journalism Big Brother Watch The Chartered Institute of Journalists Bishop Hill Citizen Journalism Educational Trust Cherie Blair Simon Citron Tim Blott City University London Phil Boardman Wesley Clarkson Baroness Bottomley Graham Cluley Jim Boumelha Liz Cocks Magnus Boyd College of Social Work The British Press Photographers Association David Colquhoun (BPPA)

Paul Connolly Tom Bradby

Coordinating Committee for Media Reform Claire Bradley (CCMR) Peter Bradley Dominic Crossley Ben Bradshaw MP Lyn-Marie Cunliffe

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D Paddy French Dart Centre Europe Professor Chris Frost Gareth Davies (on behalf of Barclays) G Professor Aeron Davis Professor Ivor Gaber Department of Culture, Media and Sport Gary Gibbon Irene Dennehy Professor Thomas Gibbons The Democratic Society Dr Rodney D Gilbert Disaster Action Glasgow University Seamus Dooley Deborah Glass Ian Down Peter Gold Dr Sallyanne Duncan Professor David Golding Greg Dyke Goldsmiths College E Timothy Gordon Early Resolution DCS Iain Goulding East London Mosque and London Muslim Philip Graf Centre Mike Granatt EAVES Housing Damian Green MP Audrey Edwards Rob Greener Paul Edwards Dr Chris Greer Nicholas Eldred Geordie Greg Martin Ellice George Greig Harriet Ellis Deborah Grobbelaar End Violence Against Women (EVAW)

ENGAGE

Hacked Off Epoch Times

Phil Hall Equality Now

Josh Halliday European Policy Forum

Sean Hamilton John Evans (HMRC)

Hansard Society Terry Evans

Tony Harcup F John Hardie Federation of Poles in Great Britain Harmless Sky John Ferriter Dave Hartnett Finnish Press Council Stefano Hatfield Bob Firth Louise Hayman Sue Firth Scott Henderson Francis Fitzgibbon QC Patrick Hennessy Dame Elizabeth Forgan Scott Hesketh Alison Fortescue Matthew Hibbert Stuart Higgins John Lyon Peter Hill

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M Peter Hitchens

DCI John Macdonald Lord Hollick

Ian MacGregor Howard League for Penal Reform

Professor Kenneth MacKinnon Mark Hughes (BT)

Lisa MacLeod Mark Hughes (The Telegraph)

Make Justice Work John Humphries

David Mannion I Ian Marratt Inclusion London Peter McCall Index on Censorship Professor Eugene McLaughlin INQUEST Michael McManus Irish Press Council Media Regulation Round Table The Irish Traveller Movement MediaWise Trust Robert Sinclair Irvine Kip Meek

Professor Marie Messenger-Davies

Migrant and Refugee Communities Forum Sarah Jellema

Andrew Miller Joint Enterprise: Not Guilty by Association (JENGbA) Mind and Rethink Mental Illness Sir Paul Jenkins Charles Moore Simon Jenkins Gareth Morgan Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants Neil Morrissey Carwyn Jones AM Vincent Moss

Mark Moylan K John Mulholland Jemima Khan Chris Mullin Peter Kirkham Laura Kuenssberg N

Suleman Nagdi L National Aids Trust (NAT) Billy Labrum National Association of Press Agencies Professor Rae Langton National Council for Training of Journalists Quentin Letts (NCTS) Dr David Levy Andrew Neil Michael Lidbury Netherlands Press Council Magnus Linklater Neuroimmune Alliance Liverpool John Moores University New Zealand Law Commission Tim Lord Newspaper Society Louise Lovely Jackie Newton Professor Tim Luckhurst

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O S OBJECT Samaritans Ofcom Robert Sanderson Craig Oliver Sara Sands Ombudsman Services Pia Sarma Organisation of News Ombudsman (ONO) Schillings Kevin O'Sullivan Science and Media Centre Patricia Owen Sir Stephen Sedley

Sense about Science P

David Seymour George Parker

Jonathan Shawcross (on behalf of Lloyds) Matthew Parris

Rohan Silva Robert Peston

Darren Singer Gillian Phillips

Society of Editors Professor Gavin Phillipson

South West Wales Media Andy Pickford

Mike Sparham Anne Pickles

Charlotte Stamper Press Ombudsman of Ireland

Ian Stewart Press Gazette

Support After Murder & Manslaughter (SAMM) Lance Price National Professionals against Child Abuse (PACA) Public Concern at Work T Stephen Purdew Catherine Taylor

Peter Taylor-Whiffen Q Telegraph Media Group Katharine Quarmby The-Latest.com R Andrew Thomas Rebecca Television Professor John Thompson The Refugee Council Simon Toms Nigel Regan Martin Townsend Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Trades Union Congress (TUC) John Ridding Trans Media Watch Justin Rigby Transparency International UK James Robinson Alexander Tribick Nick Robinson Simon Tse Royal College of Psychiatrists Barry Turner Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) U Runneymede Trust UK Drug Policy Commission Steve Rushton UK Press Card Agency (UKPCA) Sue Ryan Unitas Communications Ltd

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V Vijay Vaghela Keith Vaz MP Paul Vickers

W Adam Wagner Professor Jeremy Waldron Alan Walls Claire Ward Richard Watson Paul Waugh The Wellcome Trust James Welsh Andre White Doug Wills Wish Karl Wissgott Jan Woolf World Press Freedom Committee Julian Wright Arthur Wynn Davies

Y David Yelland Andrew Young Youth Media Agency

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