Ofcom investigating Ken Bruce radio show campaign

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Ken Bruce's Greatest Hits radio program is being investigated by Ofcom over the station's campaign to stop offenders to refuse to attend sentencing hearings.

The broadcasting watchdog said on Monday it would examine whether the station had complied with the rules of impartiality and accuracy.

This Face the Family petition of the year was addressed directly to Parliament.

She was mentioned by a presenter on Bruce's show on the station on April 13.

The broadcast also included clips in support of the campaign directed listeners to a website.

The petition, signed by more than 13,000 people , aired more than 30 times on the station, calling for new laws to "require offenders to appear in court to be sentenced, to give victims and their families every chance to see justice". .

It was explained that this could involve court and prison staff being "given the authority to use reasonable force to bring offenders to the dock - as they do to transfer them from a court to a prison".

The Ofcom spokesperson said the watchdog "does not seek to question the merits" of the campaign, which aired more than 30 times on the radio station.