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All rulings made by the Complaints Committee are published in full, along with summaries of all complaints which have been resolved via mediation by IPSO

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  • Complainant Title 00878-25 Garden v Helensburgh Advertiser

    Complaint Summary

    Kelly Garden complained to the Independent Press Standards Organisation that the Helensburgh Advertiser breached Clause 1 (Accuracy) and Clause 2 (Privacy) of the Editors’ Code of Practice in...

    • Published date
      • 4 September 2025
    • Outcome
      • No breach - after investigation
    Code provisions
    • 1 Accuracy
    • 2 Privacy
  • Complainant Title 00770-25 Aston v The Scottish Sun on Sunday

    Complaint Summary

    Jacqueline Aston, acting on her own behalf and on behalf of her husband David Aston, complained to the Independent Press Standards Organisation that The Scottish Sun on Sunday...

    • Published date
      • 28 August 2025
    • Outcome
      • No breach - after investigation
    Code provisions
    • 1 Accuracy
    • 2 Privacy
    • 3 Harassment
    • 4 Intrusion into grief or shock
    • 12 Discrimination
    • 14 Confidential sources
  • Complainant Title 01939-25 A man and a woman v Leicester Mercury

    Complaint Summary

    A man and a woman complained to the Independent Press Standards Organisation that Leicester Mercury breached Clause 1 (Accuracy), Clause 2 (Privacy), Clause 4 (Intrusion into grief or...

    • Published date
      • 21 August 2025
    • Outcome
      • No breach - after investigation
    Code provisions
    • 1 Accuracy
    • 2 Privacy
    • 4 Intrusion into grief or shock
    • 9 Reporting of crime
  • Complainant Title 01672-25 Fisher v mirror.co.uk

    Complaint Summary

    Bob Fisher complained to the Independent Press Standards Organisation that mirror.co.uk breached Clause 1 (Accuracy) of the Editors’ Code of Practice in an article headlined “Six out of...

    • Published date
      • 21 August 2025
    • Outcome
      • Breach - sanction: publication of correction
    Code provisions
    • 1 Accuracy

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