Draft Royal Charter on self-regulation of the press - the implications for Scotland

The Committee considered the draft Royal Charter on self-regulation of the press and its implications for Scotland.

Evidence

The Committee took oral evidence on 16 and 23 April 2013. Written evidence submitted can be found here:

• Committee Papers for 16 April 2013 (1.08MB pdf)
• Committee Papers for 23 April 2013 (2.10MB pdf)

The Official Reports of the meetings are available here:

• Official Report for Education and Culture Committee meeting 16 April 2013 (602KB pdf)
• Official Report for Education and Culture Committee meeting 23 April 2013 (525KB pdf)

The following letter was received from the Scottish Government:

• Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs letter to the Committee 19 April 2013 (135KB pdf)

A further submission was received from the Scottish Government:

• Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs submission to the Committee 23 April 2013 (109KB pdf)

The following supplementary evidence was provided by Campbell Deane following the evidence session on 16 April 2013:

• Supplementary evidence - Campbell Deane 18 April 2013 (457KB pdf)

The following supplementary evidence was provided by Lord McCluskey following the evidence session on 23 April 2013:

• Supplementary evidence - Lord McCluskey 24 April 2013 (65.3KB pdf)

The Convener, Stewart Maxwell MSP, wrote to the Cabinet Secretary on behalf of the Committee on 24 April 2013:

• Letter to Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs 24 April 2013 (111KB pdf)