Press regulator Impress is no instrument of the state | Letters

The independence of the press regulator Impress has been recognised by the independent panel set up after the Leveson report.Jane Martinson’s reference to the “government-recognised” Impress (Press regulation – Jarndyce and Jarndyce?, 16 October) is incorrect.Impress was formally recognised as an independent, effective regulator of news publishers by the Press Recognition Panel (PRP), a body which is itself independent of government.