Press Standards Board of Finance
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The Press Standards Board of Finance (Pressbof) was set up by the Press Council
to raise a levy on the newspaper and periodical industries to finance the Council, which had previously been funded directly by newspaper proprietors. Pressbof now funds the Press Complaints Commission
. This arrangement is intended to ensure secure and independent financial support for effective self-regulation.
The PCC says that "Its complete independence is at the same time guaranteed by a majority of lay members, and is a further sign of the industry's commitment to effective self-regulation."
The Press Standards Board of Finance Ltd.
21 Lansdowne Crescent
Edinburgh EH12 5EH
Press Council
Press Council may refer to:* Danish Press Council, a Danish independent public tribunal press council under the Ministry of Justice* International Press Telecommunications Council, a consortium of the world's major news agencies and news industry vendors...
to raise a levy on the newspaper and periodical industries to finance the Council, which had previously been funded directly by newspaper proprietors. Pressbof now funds the Press Complaints Commission
Press Complaints Commission
The Press Complaints Commission is a voluntary regulatory body for British printed newspapers and magazines, consisting of representatives of the major publishers. The PCC is funded by the annual levy it charges newspapers and magazines...
. This arrangement is intended to ensure secure and independent financial support for effective self-regulation.
The PCC says that "Its complete independence is at the same time guaranteed by a majority of lay members, and is a further sign of the industry's commitment to effective self-regulation."
The Press Standards Board of Finance Ltd.
21 Lansdowne Crescent
Edinburgh EH12 5EH
Current membership
- Chairman: Lord Black of Brentwood, Executive Director of the Telegraph Media Group.
- Secretary & Treasurer: Jim Raeburn, director of the Scottish Newspaper Publishers Association 1984-2007
- Clive Milner, Chairman, Newspaper Publishers Association
- Robin Burgess, Chief Executive, Cumbrian Newspapers Group Ltd
- David Newell, Director, The Newspaper Society
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(UK) - Barry McIlheney, Chief Executive, Professional Publishers Association
- Paul Dacre, Editor in Chief, Associated NewspapersAssociated NewspapersAssociated Newspapers is a large national newspaper publisher in the UK, which is a subsidiary of the Daily Mail and General Trust. The group was established in 1905 and is currently based at Northcliffe House in Kensington...
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