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Clarifications and corrections
The Daily Mail has published a correction relating to a Mail on Sunday article from the previous week. The original piece, appearing in the newspaper's first edition, stated that Catherine Atkinson MP had been privately educated. This was inaccurate, and the correction matters as a matter of factual accuracy about a public figure.
The correction clarifies that Ms Atkinson has never attended private school, and the newspaper has apologised for the error. Readers wishing to report an inaccuracy are directed to email [email protected], while formal complaints can be made under IPSO rules via an online form, by writing to the Readers' Editor at Northcliffe House, 9 Derry Street, London W8 5TT, or by contacting IPSO directly.
In short
- Mail on Sunday wrongly said MP Catherine Atkinson was privately educated.
- She has never attended private school; the paper apologised.
- Complaints can be made via IPSO or the Readers' Editor.
Explained simply
Newspapers publish corrections when they discover factual inaccuracies in their reporting. The Daily Mail recently published a correction to an article in the Mail on Sunday about Catherine Atkinson, a Member of Parliament. The original article incorrectly stated that Ms Atkinson had attended private school.
Biographical information about public figures, including details of their education, is material that voters and the public use when forming views about politicians. When newspapers publish inaccurate facts about such matters, the information becomes part of the public understanding. The correction clarifies that Ms Atkinson has never attended private school.
Readers who spot a newspaper inaccuracy can report it directly to the publication or lodge a formal complaint. The Daily Mail invites readers to email with corrections, whilst formal complaints can be made through IPSO, the independent press regulator, either online, by post, or by direct contact.