In the case of R v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex parte Simms (1999) it was held that a blanket ban on prisoners being visited by journalists in their professional capacity was a lawful infringement on Article 10 ECHR.

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The case of R v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex parte Simms (1999) actually held that the blanket ban on prisoners being visited by journalists in their professional capacity was an unlawful infringement on Article 10 ECHR. The Court held that any restrictions on the right to receive and impart information must be justified by reference to a compelling public interest, and that the blanket ban was not sufficiently justified in this way.

In the Case of R V Secretary of State for the Home