'Illegal' newspaper payments
An exclusive investigation by ITV News has discovered the true scale of payments made by many of Britain’s best selling newspapers for potentially illegal personal information.
Response to our investigation into Operation Motorman
A spokesperson for the Information Commissioner's Office said: "We have provided the Leveson Inquiry with extensive oral and written evidence relating to Operation Motorman. We now await the Inquiry’s outcome, and will respond appropriately to any relevant recommendations.
“While we had reason to believe that some of the material could only have been obtained via unlawful means, the press are able to claim a public interest defence. This could explain an apparent discrepancy in figures."
The full responses from Newspapers and the Information Commissioner's Office following our allegations can be found here.
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The Motorman Files: How ITV News came to its conclusions
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Church: Information held on me 'all encompassing'
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Breakdown of potentially illegal payments by papers
A detailed look at what each newspaper paid private investigator Steve Whittamore for data about celebrities, politicians and the public.