'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.
Payments to private investigator happening ‘on a massive scale’
Alec Owens, who led the investigation for the Information Commissioner's Office, told ITV News that payments to private investigator Steve Whittamore were happening on a “massive scale” but claimed only about 1% of victims have been informed.
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The Motorman Files: How ITV News came to its conclusions
Our UK Bureau News Editor on how we worked out the amounts paid by newspapers for potentially illegal investigations
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Church: Information held on me 'all encompassing'
Singer Charlotte Church told ITV News the information held on her by some newspapers was "all encompassing of everybody I'd ever known".
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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.