Wakeham's commission handles complaints about media intrusion and invasions of privacy.

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Ten years on, Lord Wakeham says the commission has raised standards of reporting and protected the vulnerable, resolving complaints more quickly than the courts could, at no cost to the complainants.

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And, in January, Mr Blair received a blueprint for this second stage from a royal commission under Lord Wakeham, a former Tory cabinet minister.

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