Independent press regulator has influenced the industry ‘for the better’, according to an external review

• Sir Bill Jeffrey found Ipso had been ‘well led and managed’ since it was formed 
• Ipso was formed following closure of Press Complaints Commission in 2014

The Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) has ‘influenced’ the industry ‘for the better’, an external review of the regulator has found.

Sir Bill Jeffrey’s report said that Ipso, which was established eight years ago, had been ‘well led and managed’.

The review highlighted its ‘supportive, but challenging engagement to improve standards’ which it said was ‘exactly what an effective regulator should be doing’.

Ipso was formed following the closure of the Press Complaints Commission in 2014 and is the independent regulator of the newspaper and magazine industry. 

The Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) has ‘influenced’ the industry ‘for the better’, an external review of the regulator has found. Pictured: Daily Mail newspapers being printed

Sir Bill Jeffrey’s (pictured) report said that Ipso, which was established eight years ago, had been ‘well led and managed’

The organisation was previously reviewed by Sir Joseph Pilling in 2016.

The new review found there was ‘no sign of improper influence by the industry on complaints decisions, or that decisions were taken in other than an impartial way’.

The report added the organisation could do more to publicise its work and be more ‘proactively transparent and informative’ about its role.

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