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Lucy Panton is a British journalist, a former News of the World crime editor, and the seventh person arrested under Operation Elveden on 15 December 2011.^[1]

News of the World

Panton joined the News of the World in September 2002 from the Sunday People, taking up the position of crime correspondent. She was promoted to crime editor in October 2005.^[2]^[3]

On 30 October 2010, Panton was asked by News of the World news editor James Mellor to find out more from Metropolitan Police anti-terror head John Yates about the printer cartridge bomb found on a cargo plane at East Midlands Airport the previous day. Mellor wrote in an email to Panton:^[4]

John Yates could be crucial here. Have you spoken to him? Really need an excl (exclusive) splash (front page) line so time to call in all those bottles of champagne...

Panton replied: "Noted. Not got hold of him yet still trying." Panton was on maternity leave at the time of the closure of the newspaper in July 2011.^[2]^[3]

Panton was arrested at her home in Surrey. She was later released on police bail.^[2] that was enlarged over a 19 month period during the inquiry.

Her conviction of November 2014 was overturned after the Court of Appeal ruled on 31 March 2015 that Mr Justice Wide had misdirected the jury over the level of seriousness needed to make the charge stick. It was Panton’s successful appeal against an earlier conviction for conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office that led to the collapse of the Elveden cases. In the judgment, the lord chief justice, Lord Thomas, questioned the use of the 700-year-old common law offence to pursue journalists, and said the jury was misdirected. Public interest had to be considered before the actions of the journalists could be considered criminal, he said.

During his evidence to the Leveson Inquiry in March 2012, former Metropolitan Police anti-terror head John Yates admitted that he drank champagne with Panton and other executives from the tabloid newspaper. Yates denied that he gave Panton any favours in return for such hospitality, or that the relationship between the two was that close.^[5]

References

^ Donna Bowater (15 December 2011). "Phone hacking: Former News of the World crime editor Lucy Panton arrested". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
^ ^a ^b ^c Josh Halliday (15 December 2011). "Former NoW journalist arrested over alleged payments to police". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
^ ^a ^b "Former NOTW crime editor Lucy Panton arrested". The Independent. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
^ "Call in champagne, reporter told". Press Association. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-02.^{[dead link]}
^ "Call in champagne, reporter told". Evening Standard. 2 March 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-02.

External links

Lucy Panton at Journalisted

[Telg8957892-1] Donna Bowater (15 December 2011). "Phone hacking: Former News of the World crime editor Lucy Panton arrested". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2012-03-02.

[GuardArrest-2] Josh Halliday (15 December 2011). "Former NoW journalist arrested over alleged payments to police". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-03-02.

[Indp6277341-3] "Former NOTW crime editor Lucy Panton arrested". The Independent. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-02.

[4] "Call in champagne, reporter told". Press Association. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-02.^{[dead link]}

[5] "Call in champagne, reporter told". Evening Standard. 2 March 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-02.

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-'''Lucy Panton''' is a [[British people|British]] journalist, the ex-''[[News of the World]]'' crime editor, and the 7th person arrested under [[Operation Elveden]] on 15 December 2011.<ref name=Telg8957892>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/8957892/Phone-hacking-Former-News-of-the-World-crime-editor-Lucy-Panton-arrested.html|title=Phone hacking: Former News of the World crime editor Lucy Panton arrested|author=Donna Bowater|publisher=[[The Telegraph]]|date=15 December 2011|accessdate=2012-03-02}}</ref>
+'''Lucy Panton''' is a [[British people|British]] journalist, a former ''[[News of the World]]'' crime editor, and the seventh person arrested under [[Operation Elveden]] on 15 December 2011.<ref name=Telg8957892>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/8957892/Phone-hacking-Former-News-of-the-World-crime-editor-Lucy-Panton-arrested.html|title=Phone hacking: Former News of the World crime editor Lucy Panton arrested|author=Donna Bowater|publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=15 December 2011|accessdate=2012-03-02}}</ref>
+==''News of the World''==
 Panton joined the ''News of the World'' in September 2002 from the ''[[Sunday People]]'', taking up the position of crime correspondent. She was promoted to crime editor in October 2005.<ref name=GuardArrest/><ref name=Indp6277341/>
-On 30 October 2010, Panton was asked by ''News of the World'' news editor [[James Mellor]] to find out more from [[Metropolitan Police]] anti-terror head [[John Yates (police officer)|John Yates]] about the [[2010 cargo plane bomb plot|printer cartridge bomb]] found on a cargo plane at [[East Midlands Airport]] the previous day. Mellor wrote in an email to Panton:<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hcWMevwy9fat2q-bPeaT6yuWsa3g?docId=N0846251330603283568A|title=Call in champagne, reporter told|publisher=[[Press Association]]|date=2 March 2012|accessdate=2012-03-02}}</ref>
+On 30 October 2010, Panton was asked by ''News of the World'' news editor [[James Mellor (journalist)|James Mellor]] to find out more from [[Metropolitan Police]] anti-terror head [[John Yates (police officer)|John Yates]] about the [[2010 cargo plane bomb plot|printer cartridge bomb]] found on a cargo plane at [[East Midlands Airport]] the previous day. Mellor wrote in an email to Panton:<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hcWMevwy9fat2q-bPeaT6yuWsa3g?docId=N0846251330603283568A|title=Call in champagne, reporter told|publisher=[[Press Association]]|date=2 March 2012|accessdate=2012-03-02}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
 {{cquote|John Yates could be crucial here. Have you spoken to him? Really need an excl (exclusive) splash (front page) line so time to call in all those bottles of champagne...}}
-Panton replied: "Noted. Not got hold of him yet still trying." Panton was on maternity leave at the time of the closure of the newspaper in July 2011.<ref name=GuardArrest>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/dec/15/former-now-journalist-arrested|title=Former NoW journalist arrested over alleged payments to police|author=Josh Halliday|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|date=15 December 2011|accessdate=2012-03-02}}</ref><ref name=Indp6277341>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/former-notw-crime-editor-lucy-panton-arrested-6277341.html|title=Former NOTW crime editor Lucy Panton arrested|publisher=[[The Independent]]|date=15 December 2011|accessdate=2012-03-02}}</ref>
+Panton replied: "Noted. Not got hold of him yet still trying." Panton was on maternity leave at the time of the closure of the newspaper in July 2011.<ref name=GuardArrest>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/dec/15/former-now-journalist-arrested|title=Former NoW journalist arrested over alleged payments to police|author=Josh Halliday|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=15 December 2011|accessdate=2012-03-02}}</ref><ref name=Indp6277341>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/former-notw-crime-editor-lucy-panton-arrested-6277341.html|title=Former NOTW crime editor Lucy Panton arrested|work=[[The Independent]]|date=15 December 2011|accessdate=2012-03-02}}</ref>
-Panton was arrested at her home in [[Surrey]], where she lives with her [[Scotland Yard]]-based Metropolitan Police Detective husband.<ref name=Telg8957892/> The couple have two young children. She was later released on police bail.<ref name=GuardArrest/>
+Panton was arrested at her home in [[Surrey]]. She was later released on police bail.<ref name=GuardArrest/> that was enlarged over a 19 month period during the inquiry.
+Her conviction of November 2014 was overturned after the Court of Appeal ruled on 31 March 2015 that Mr Justice Wide had misdirected the jury over the level of seriousness needed to make the charge stick. It was Panton’s successful appeal against an earlier conviction for conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office that led to the collapse of the Elveden cases. In the judgment, the lord chief justice, Lord Thomas, questioned the use of the 700-year-old common law offence to pursue journalists, and said the jury was misdirected. Public interest had to be considered before the actions of the journalists could be considered criminal, he said.
-During his evidence to the [[Leveson Inquiry]] in March 2012, former-Metropolitan Police anti-terror head John Yates admitted that he drunk [[champagne]] with Panton and other executives from the [[tabloid]] newspaper.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2108643/They-dont-kill-Ex-deputy-assistant-commissioner-admits-didnt-consider-important-investigate-phone-hackers.html|title='Time to call in those bottles of champagne': What News of the World executive told reporter trying to get story from top detective|publisher=[[Daily Mail]]|date=2 March 2012|accessdate=2012-03-02}}</ref> Yates denied that he gave Panton any favours in return for such hospitality, or that the relationship between the two was that close.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-24040022-call-in-champagne-reporter-told.do|title=Call in champagne, reporter told|publisher=[[Evening Standard]]|date=2 March 2012|accessdate=2012-03-02}}</ref>
+During his evidence to the [[Leveson Inquiry]] in March 2012, former Metropolitan Police anti-terror head John Yates admitted that he drank [[Champagne (wine)|champagne]] with Panton and other executives from the [[tabloid journalism|tabloid]] newspaper. Yates denied that he gave Panton any favours in return for such hospitality, or that the relationship between the two was that close.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-24040022-call-in-champagne-reporter-told.do|title=Call in champagne, reporter told|publisher=[[Evening Standard]]|date=2 March 2012|accessdate=2012-03-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303130233/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-24040022-call-in-champagne-reporter-told.do|archive-date=3 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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