TY - JOUR AB - This paper examines the historical and contemporary background to the vexed question of control of the press. Consideration of the Younger Report on Privacy (1972) and the Royal Commission on the Press (1977), both of which were critical of the role of the Press Council, is set against the circulation battles of Fleet Street in the 1980s. Some of the worst excesses of recent cases are considered and the whole put into the context of the Calcutt Report (1990). The role of the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) is considered and the advantages and disadvantages of a statutory restriction on the press through legislation is examined. It is concludcd that, despite weaknesses in the present system, the preferred option is for self‐regulation. VL - 1 IS - 2 SN - 1358-1988 DO - 10.1108/eb024763 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb024763 AU - CARLISLE QC ALEX PY - 1992 Y1 - 1992/01/01 TI - THE STRUCTURE OF CONTROLS ON THE INVASION OF PRIVACY BY THE PRESS T2 - Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 155 EP - 162 Y2 - 2024/09/19 ER -