View all newsletters
Sign up for our free email newsletters

Fighting for quality news media in the digital age.

  1. Media Law
October 17, 2013

Female ‘public official’ becomes 77th person arrested in Fleet Street payments inquiry

By PA Mediapoint

A woman who police are only describing as a "public official" today became the 77th person arrested by police investigating possibly illegal payments by journalists.
The 45-year-old was held in Malton, North Yorkshire, shortly after 7am on suspicion of misconduct in public office and conspiracy to cause misconduct in public office, and is being questioned at a police station in the county.
Scotland Yard refused to reveal details of the woman's job. She was arrested by the Metropolitan Police as part of Operation Elveden inquiry. Police watchdog the Independent Police Complaints Commission has also made its own three arrests in connection with this matter.
In August, Scotland Yard admitted that another 19 people had been interviewed under caution, information that had not previously been made public.
Operation Elveden is being run alongside two other investigations – Operation Weeting, an inquiry into alleged phone hacking, and Operation Tuleta, which is looking at computer hacking and other alleged privacy breaches.
Some 61 journalists have been arrested since April 2011 as a result of police inquiries stemming from the News of the World phone-hacking scandal.

Content from our partners
MHP Group's 30 To Watch awards for young journalists open for entries
How PA Media is helping newspapers make the digital transition
Publishing on the open web is broken, how generative AI could help fix it

Topics in this article :

Email pged@pressgazette.co.uk to point out mistakes, provide story tips or send in a letter for publication on our "Letters Page" blog

Select and enter your email address Weekly insight into the big strategic issues affecting the future of the news industry. Essential reading for media leaders every Thursday. Your morning brew of news about the world of news from Press Gazette and elsewhere in the media. Sent at around 10am UK time. Our weekly does of strategic insight about the future of news media aimed at US readers. A fortnightly update from the front-line of news and advertising. Aimed at marketers and those involved in the advertising industry.
  • Business owner/co-owner
  • CEO
  • COO
  • CFO
  • CTO
  • Chairperson
  • Non-Exec Director
  • Other C-Suite
  • Managing Director
  • President/Partner
  • Senior Executive/SVP or Corporate VP or equivalent
  • Director or equivalent
  • Group or Senior Manager
  • Head of Department/Function
  • Manager
  • Non-manager
  • Retired
  • Other
Visit our privacy Policy for more information about our services, how New Statesman Media Group may use, process and share your personal data, including information on your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications.
Thank you

Thanks for subscribing.

Websites in our network