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The parents of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, whose voicemails were intercepted by the News of the World, leading to the misconception that Milly had been receiving her messages and was therefore alive. The unearthing of this practice sparked the investigations and subsequent court action against those involved, which in turn led to the establishment of the Leveson Inquiry. Designated Core Participant Victims in the Inquiry.

Lawyer specialising in defamation and privacy law, who represented a large number of victims of intercepted voicemails. Gave details to the Inquiry of the unravelling of information about extensive phone-hacking of celebrities and others known to the police. Represented the Dowler family in their financial claim and undertook the first hacking claims against both the News of the World and Mirror Group.

Founder and Chair of Support after Murder and Manslaughter (SAMM), an organisation focused on providing a befriending service to family members and close friends bereaved by murder and manslaughter. Submitted research on the impact of press coverage on families affected by such events.

Father of Diane and Alan Watson, who each died in separate, tragic circumstances. A Core Participant Victim, Watson argued that the press coverage of 16-year-old Diane's murder in the playground at school directly contributed to the later suicide of his son Alan. James Watson gave a brief statement to the Inquiry.

Mother of Diane and Alan Watson who both died in separate, tragic circumstances. Watson has argued that the press coverage of Diane's murder in the playground at school aged 16 directly led to the later suicide of their son Alan. She told the Inquiry that current defamation legislation left families of murder victims unable to challenge malicious falsehoods about the bereaved.

Parents of Christopher Edwards, who having been arrested in 1994 for breach of the peace was murdered in in his cell by a schizophrenic cellmate. Their statement to the Inquiry was to place on record that all journalists and news outlets they had had contact with in the aftermath of this event were more sympathetic and supportive than the official bodies with whom they had had to deal.

Parents of Christopher Edwards, who having been arrested in 1994 for breach of the peace was murdered in in his cell by a schizophrenic cellmate. Their statement to the Inquiry was to place on record that all journalists and news outlets they had had contact with in the aftermath of this event were more sympathetic and supportive than the official bodies with whom they had had to deal.

British policeman. Goulding joined Cumbria Constabulary in 1983 and rose through the ranks to become Chief Superintendent and later Head of Crime within the Cumbrian police force. Gave evidence to the Inquiry and answered questions on cooperation between press and police.

Pressure group established in 2011 by Prof Brian Cathcart and Dr Martin Moore to campaign for a free and accountable press. It seeks to give a voice to the views of victims of press abuses and provided support to many Core Participant Victims at the Inquiry.

Detective Chief Inspector at New Scotland Yard. Macdonald was involved in Operation Weeting, the police investigation into allegations of phone hacking at the News of the World. His evidence related directly to the progression of the hacking of murdered schoolgirl Millie Dowler’s voicemail and in particular how and whether voicemails had been deleted.

At the time of the Inquiry, Marratt was Communications Officer of Surrey Police. As head of the "Fast-time Communications Team", he was responsible for handling urgent or imminent communications requests, both internal and external. Marratt answered questions from the Inquiry on relations with the media.

Organisation providing a befriending service to members of families and close friends bereaved by murder and manslaughter. Chief executive Rose Dixon submitted written evidence concerning the trauma experienced by the bereaved when reading graphic accounts in the press and calling for restraint by the media.

Acronym for Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary, now known as Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), which has statutory responsibility for the inspection of the police force and fire and rescue services of England and Wales.

Anne Campbell gave evidence as Head of Corporate Communications for Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies. Suffolk Constabulary was responsible for policing an area with a population of 678,074 and 288,473 households. Campbell described management of media enquiries within the department and contacts between the police and media.

Territorial police force responsible for policing the county of Surrey in South-East England. In 2011, the Culture Media and Sport Select Committee sought evidence from Surrey Police to determine whether it had been misled on the subject of phone-hacking. The force was asked to provide details of all conversations between Surrey Police and the News of the World journalist Neville Thurlbeck relating to stories published about Milly Dowler on 14 April 2002. See also the evidence of former Assistant Chief Constable Jerry Kirkby; Chief Constable Lynne Owens, senior law enforcement officer; Ian Marratt, public relations and communications professional for Surrey Police; and Sir Denis O'Connor, former Chief Constable of Surrey Police.