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The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) is calling for suggestions for its Editors' Code of Practice .

The code committee, from which Guardian editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger resigned last month , undertakes an annual review.

In a statement released today, the committee, which is chaired by Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre, called for 'suggestions from the public, civil society and the industry on how the Code might be revised to improve the system of self-regulation of the press, of which it is an essential component'.

It is a voluntary code of standards that the PCC oversees through its complaints procedure.

The nature of the code and its enforcement has undergone severe criticism this year: first in the Media Standards Trust self-regulation review in February; during the Jan Moir episode in October ; and following the PCC's phone hacking inquiry released last month. The question of how third party complaints should be handled has caused some online debate : currently the PCC 'does not generally accept complaints from third parties about cases involving named individuals without the signed authorisation of the person concerned'.

Today the committee said suggestions should be sent as soon as possible, but no later than 31 January 2010, to:

Ian Beales Code Committee Secretary PO Box 235 Stonehouse Glos  GL10 3UF. Or by email to: ianbeales [at] mac.com .

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