The Paul Foot Award is an annual award run by ''

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'', for investigative or campaigning journalism, in memory of journalist Paul Foot, who died in 2004. The award was originally set up in 2005 by ''

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'' and ''Private Eye'', for material published in print or online during the previous year. The award was discontinued in 2015, but revived by ''Private Eye'' in 2017. The winner of the prize is awarded £8,000 and runners-up receive £1,500 per entry. Prior to 2024, £5,000 was given to the winner and £1,000 to each of five runners-up.

Winners

2005

John Sweeney of the ''

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'' for his investigation into "Shaken Baby Syndrome" which led to the wrongly imprisoned mothers Sally Clark, Angela Cannings and Donna Anthony being freed and resulted in the exposure of the prosecution's chief witness, the paediatrician Sir

Roy Meadow Sir Samuel Roy Meadow (born 9 June 1933) is a British retired paediatrician who facilitated several wrongful convictions of mothers for murdering their babies. He was awarded the Donald Paterson prize of the British Paediatric Association in 1 ...

2006

David Harrison for his three-part investigation into sex trafficking in Eastern Europe published in ''

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'', which was praised by the UN and prompted action by British police and the Home Office.

2007

Shared by Deborah Wain ('' Doncaster Free Press'') for her exposé of corruption in the Doncaster Education City project and by David Leigh and Rob Evans (''

'') for their investigation into bribery in the British arms trade.

2008

The top prize of £3,000 each was awarded to Camilla Cavendish of ''

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'' for an investigation into the many injustices which have resulted from the

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and the professional cultures that have grown up around child "protection"; and

Richard Brooks Richard Brooks (born Reuben Sax; May 18, 1912 – March 11, 1992) was an American screenwriter, film director, novelist and film producer. Nominated for eight Academy Awards in his career, he was best known for ''Blackboard Jungle'' (1955), '' ...

of ''

'' for his investigation into the mismanagement and financial irregularities surrounding the sale of the UK government's international development business, Actis. Four runners-up were each awarded £1,000: * Andrew Gilligan (''

London Evening Standard The ''London Standard'', formerly the ''Evening Standard'' (1904–2024) and originally ''The Standard'' (1827–1904), is a long-established regional newspaper published weekly and distributed free of charge in London, England. It is print ...

'') on financial irregularities in London City Hall and the London Development Agency * Warwick Mansell ('' TES'') on the Sats test marking scandal * Dan McDougall (''

The Observer ''The Observer'' is a British newspaper published on Sundays. First published in 1791, it is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper. In 1993 it was acquired by Guardian Media Group Limited, and operated as a sister paper to ''The Guardian'' ...

'') on how children made clothes for Esprit, Primark and Gap in India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh * Jim Oldfield (Rossington Community Newsletter, South Yorkshire Newspapers) on how landowners and speculators planned to build an eco-town in Rossington against the wishes of residents

2009

At a presentation ceremony at the Spin Bar in London's

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on 2 November 2009, the £5,000 Paul Foot Award for Campaigning Journalism 2009 was awarded to Ian Cobain of ''The Guardian'' for his long-running investigation into Britain's involvement in the torture of terror suspects detained overseas. Five runners-up received £1,000 each: * Jonathan Calvert and Clare Newell (''

Sunday Times ''The Sunday Times'' is a British Sunday newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category. It was founded in 1821 as ''The New Observer''. It is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of N ...

'') on a number of financial and legislative abuses in the Lords which had previously escaped scrutiny * Ben Leapman (''

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'' and ''

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'') on MPs' exploitation of parliamentary allowances to subsidise their lifestyles and multiple homes * Paul Lewis (''

'') on the death of Ian Tomlinson at the 2009 G20 London summit protests * Rob Waugh (''

The Yorkshire Post ''The Yorkshire Post'' is a daily broadsheet newspaper, published in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. It primarily covers stories from Yorkshire, although its masthead carries the slogan "Yorkshire's National Newspaper". It was previously owned by ...

'') on cavalier spending at

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, the takeover of Sheffield Wednesday football club, and the mismanagement of Leeds City Credit Union * Stephen Wright and Richard Pendlebury (''

'') on the lawyer Shahrokh Mireskandari, and his criminal past and the bogus nature of his qualifications and claims of experience

2010

Clare Sambrook for her investigating, reporting and campaigning against the government policy of locking up asylum-seeking families in conditions known to harm their mental health, and scrutinising the commercial contractors who run the detention centres for profit. A Special Lifetime Campaign Award of £2,000 was also presented to Eamonn McCann for his 40 years of campaigning journalism on behalf of the victims of Bloody Sunday. Each of the runners-up on the shortlist received £1,000. These were, in alphabetical order: * Jonathan Calvert and Clare Newell (''

'') on MPs and peers seeking cash for influence * David Cohen (''

Evening Standard The ''London Standard'', formerly the ''Evening Standard'' (1904–2024) and originally ''The Standard'' (1827–1904), is a long-established regional newspaper published weekly and distributed free newspaper, free of charge in London, Engl ...

'') on the plight of the poor in London, including children's poverty and the continuing existence of paupers' graves in the capital * Nick Davies (''

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'') on phone-hacking conducted by the ''

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'' when

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, later the government's director of communications, was editor * Linda Geddes (''

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'') on evidence that

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tests are not always accurately interpreted

2011

Nick Davies (''

'' and ''guardian.co.uk'') for a series of articles that helped to expose the scale of phone-hacking at the ''News of the World'', beginning in July 2009 with the first report that phone hacking went beyond a single jailed journalist. Two years later, Davies, with colleague Amelia Hill, revealed that the ''

'' had targeted voicemails left for the missing schoolgirl Milly Dowler, which led to a public backlash against the Sunday tabloid. The award organising committee praised Davies for his "dogged and lonely reporting" the impact of which forced "a humbled

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to close the ''News of the World'' and abandon his planned buyout of the satellite broadcaster,

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, and forced the country's most senior police officer to resign". The judges commented that "This award is recognition of the cheering truth that the best journalism exposed the worst." Runners-up were Jonathan Calvert and Claire Newell for their ''

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'' articles exposing corruption in

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. Also nominated were: * Jon Austin ('' Basildon Echo'') – Dale Farm evictions * Katherine Quarmby (''The Guardian'', ''

'', ''

Mail on Sunday ''The Mail on Sunday'' is a British conservative newspaper, published in a tabloid format. Founded in 1982 by Lord Rothermere, it is the biggest-selling Sunday newspaper in the UK. Its sister paper, the ''Daily Mail'', was first published i ...

'', '' Prospect'' magazine and others) – Disability hate crime awareness * David Rose (Live magazine, ''Mail on Sunday''/Mail Online) – UK aid to India * Zoe Smeaton ('' Chemist + Druggist'' magazine, UBM Medica) – Government payment errors to community pharmacists * Jerome Taylor (''The Independent'') – Open justice and the

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* Mark Townsend (''

'') – Exploitation of women and children trafficked into the UK

2012

Andrew Norfolk (''The Times'') for "a two-year investigation into the grooming and sexual exploitation of teenage girls". The runner-up was Rob Waugh (''

Yorkshire Post ''The Yorkshire Post'' is a daily broadsheet newspaper, published in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. It primarily covers stories from Yorkshire, although its masthead carries the slogan "Yorkshire's National Newspaper". It was previously owned by ...

'') for his exposure of mis-spending by senior officers of Cleveland Police and abuse of power by

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and CPOSA. A Special Campaign Award was made to Stephen Wright (''

'') for his "tireless reporting over 15 years" on the Stephen Lawrence murder investigation and Justice for Stephen campaign. Also nominated were: * Tom Bergin (

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) – Corporate tax avoidance by

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and

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* Jonathan Calvert and Heidi Blake (''

'') – Tory treasurer sells access to PM/Retired generals lobby for defence contracts * Ted Jeory (Blog: trialbyjeory.wordpress.com) – Corruption in the borough of Tower Hamlets * Alexi Mostrous and Fay Schlesinger (''

'') – Secrets of the tax avoiders * Claire Newell, Graeme Paton, Holly Watt and Robert Winnet (''

'') – GCSE and A-level examiners advising teachers on how to improve pupils' results

2013

David Cohen – (''

'') for his work on gangs, which was part of the ''Standard''s Frontline London campaign. ''

s Snowden team ( James Ball, Julian Borger, Nick Davies, Nick Hopkins, Paul Johnson and

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) received a Special Investigation Award for its investigation into the extent of mass surveillance undertaken by

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– The Snowden Files: How GCHQ watches your every move. Also nominated were: * Tom Bergin (

Reuters Reuters ( ) is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters. It employs around 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists in about 200 locations worldwide writing in 16 languages. Reuters is one of the largest news agencies in the world. The agency ...

) – Corporate tax practices * Jonathan Calvert and Heidi Blake (''

'') – Westminster for Sale * Aasma Day ('' Lancashire Evening Post'') – Life on the margins of society: Preston Twilight Investigation * James Dean (''

'') – Fakes, fraud and forgery in Lloyds selling scandal

2014 (joint winners)

Jonathan Calvert and Heidi Blake (''

'') for "The Fifa Files" in which they reported on a campaign waged by Mohammed Bin Hammam, Qatar's top football official, and how he exploited his position to help secure the votes Qatar needed to win the bid to host the 2022 World Cup;

and Andrew Bousfield (''

'') for "Shady Arabia and the Desert Fix", a long-running investigation into corruption on a contract between the governments of the UK and Saudi Arabia. Also nominated were: * Richard Pendlebury (''

'') – Migrant Lives * Claire Newall, Holly Watt, Claire Duffin and Ben Bryant (''

'') – Qatar 2022 World Cup Bid *

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(''

'') – How farmers caused the floods * Mark Townsend (''

'') – Sexual abuse of women at Yarl's Wood * Dominic Ponsford and William Turvill (''

Press Gazette ''Press Gazette'', formerly known as ''UK Press Gazette'' (UKPG), is a British trade magazine dedicated to journalism and the press. First published in 1965, it had a circulation of about 2,500 before becoming online-only in 2013. Published wit ...

'') – Save Our Sources

2017

Emma Youle ('' Hackney Gazette'') for her investigation, "The Hidden Homeless: £35m to keep the homeless homeless", which revealed Hackney's enormous, but hidden, homeless problem—highlighting the plight of the thousands who live in temporary accommodation. Also nominated were: * Daniel Balint-Kurti & Leigh Baldwin (''

Global Witness Global Witness is an international NGO that investigates environmental and human rights abuses. The organisation campaigns for greater representation of people affected by the climate crisis in climate decision-making. They have offices in Lon ...

'') – The Deceivers * Katherine Faulkner (''

'') – How Royal Mail helps conmen defraud the elderly * Will Hurst ('' The Architects' Journal'') – The Garden Bridge investigation * Billy Kenber (''

'') – Drug company profiteering * Maeve McClenaghan & Crina Boros (''Energydesk'') – Big fish barons squeeze out small-scale fishermen * Daniel Taylor (''

'') – Football's sexual abuse scandal

2018

Amelia Gentleman (''

'') for her investigation, " Long-term UK residents classed as illegal immigrants", which centred on tightened immigration regulations and the catastrophic consequences for a group of elderly Commonwealth-born citizens who were told they were illegal immigrants, despite having lived in the UK for around 50 years but with no formal paperwork to prove it. Also nominated were: * Gordon Blackstock (''

The Sunday Post ''The Sunday Post'' is a weekly newspaper published in Dundee, Scotland, by DC Thomson, and characterised by a mix of news, human interest stories and short features. The paper was founded in 1914 and has a wide circulation across Scotland, U ...

'') – Hundreds of orphans buried in mass grave *

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(''

'') – The Cambridge Analytica files * Madison Marriage (''

Financial Times The ''Financial Times'' (''FT'') is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and also published digitally that focuses on business and economic Current affairs (news format), current affairs. Based in London, the paper is owned by a Jap ...

'') – Men only: inside the charity fundraiser where hostesses were put on show * Sean O'Neill (''

'') – Oxfam sex scandal cover-up * ''

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'' News Investigations team (Heidi Blake, Tom Warren, Richard Holmes, Jason Leopold, Jane Bradley, Alex Campbell) – From Russia with blood In addition, the Young Journalist Award was given to Ben Van Der Merwe and Emma Yeomans (''

London Student ''London Student'' is a student paper, originally the official student newspaper of the University of London Union. It began publishing in 1979 (replacing its predecessor ''Sennet'', including a redesign) and was at one point the largest student ...

'') for their investigation, "Toby Young and UCL's secret eugenics conference", about secretive annual conferences at UCL that covered genetic difference and intelligence, which was jointly published in ''

''.

2019

Emily Dugan ( ''Buzzfeed'') for the Access To Justice campaign, reporting the human cost of the degradation of England's justice and legal aid system. Also nominated were: * Ian Birrell '' (Mail on Sunday'') - Autistic youngsters locked up *

(''

'') – Conservative Party Treasurer * Phil Coleman (''Carlisle News and Star'') – Fake Shrink * Tom Kelly (''

'') – Fleeced by fake taxmen * Claire Newell and Team (''

'') – MeToo Businessman Scandal

2020

Alexandra Heal (''

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''/various outlets) for the Nowhere to Turn series, reporting on how police forces handle domestic abuse complaints against their own officers. Also nominated were: * Kit Chellel, Joe Light and Ruth Olurounbi (''

Bloomberg Businessweek ''Bloomberg Businessweek'', previously known as ''BusinessWeek'' (and before that ''Business Week'' and ''The Business Week''), is an American monthly business magazine published 12 times a year. The magazine debuted in New York City in Septembe ...

'') – Is one of the world's biggest lawsuits built on a sham? *

Charles Thomson Charles Thomson (November 29, 1729 – August 16, 1824) was an Irish-born Founding Father of the United States and secretary of the Continental Congress (1774–1789) throughout its existence. As secretary, Thomson prepared the Journals of the ...

('' Yellow Advertiser'') – Investigation into paedophile police informant * Tom Warren and Katie JM Baker (''

BuzzFeed News ''BuzzFeed News'' was an American news website published by BuzzFeed beginning in 2011. It ceased posting new hard news content in May 2023. It published a number of high-profile scoops, including the Steele dossier, for which it was strong ...

'') – WWF's secret war * Nadine White and Emma Youle ('' HuffPost UK'') – SPAC Nation investigation * Frances Ryan (''

''/''

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'') – Britain's disability scandal

2021

Robert Smith and team (''

'') for "The Unravelling of

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", reporting on the

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. * ''Highly Commended'': Jack Shenker ('' Tortoise Media'') – Death at the Ministry * Matthew Weaver, Pippa Crerar & Jeremy Armstrong (''

Daily Mirror The ''Daily Mirror'' is a British national daily Tabloid journalism, tabloid newspaper. Founded in 1903, it is part of Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), which is owned by parent company Reach plc. From 1985 to 1987, and from 1997 to 2002, the tit ...

'') –

Dominic Cummings Dominic Mckenzie Cummings (born 25 November 1971) is a British political strategist who served as Chief Adviser to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson from 24 July 2019 until he resigned on 13 November 2020. From 2007 to 2014, he was a speci ...

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* Guardian Investigations Team, with lead reporters Felicity Lawrence and David Conn (''The Guardian'') – Covid and the Conservative chumocracy * Harriet Clugston and team ( JPIMedia) – Modern slavery in the UK * Peter Geoghegan, Jenna Corderoy & Lucas Amin (

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) – How the UK government is undermining FoI * Jonathan Calvert & George Arbuthnott (''

'') – Failures of State: Britain's coronavirus scandal

2022

Hannah Al-Othman and David Collins (''

'') for "The Murder of Agnes Wanjiru". Shortlist: * Samantha Asumadu (''

'') – "Prisoners may have been refused parole due to fake crimes on file" *

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(''

'') – "Look Me in the Eye", campaign for recognition for the survivors of Britain's nuclear testing programme * Solomon Hughes (''

'') – "Pay Slippery – Tax fraud on government Covid test sites" * Gabriel Pogrund (''The Sunday Times'') – "Royal access", how

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' household promised honours and access in exchange for charity donations * Eleanor Rose, Jessica Purkiss, Mirren Gidda, Aaron Walawalkar (''Liberty Investigates'') and Mark Townsend (''

'') – "Despair and death in Britain's asylum system"

2023

David Conn (''

'') for reporting on Conservative peer Michelle Mone and the PPE Medpro controversy. Also nominated were: * Phil Coleman ('' Newsquest Cumbria'') – Human rights group condemns "dangerous" police taser use * Paul Morgan-Bentley (''

'') – British Gas breaking into the homes of the vulnerable * Gabriel Pogrund, Harry Yorke (''

'') – The BBC chairman, the prime minister and the £800,000 loan guarantee * Matt Shea, Jamie Tahsin, Tim Hume ('' Vice World News'') – The dangerous rise of Andrew Tate * Hannah Summers (''

'') – The use of unregulated psychologists in the family courts

2024

Tristan Kirk (''

'') for his entry " Single Justice Procedure: Conveyer Belt Justice", criticising the process for removing fairness from the law. Also nominated were: * Antonia Cundy, Madison Marriage, Paul Caruana Galizia (''

/ Tortoise Media'') – Investigation into

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* Anthony Lane, Humberto J Rocha ('' OPIS'') – Stopping carbon windfalls for big polluters closing plants * Lewis McBlane ('' The Northern Scot'') – A96 dualling: a Moray cover-up * Justine Smith (''

The House magazine ''The House'' is a weekly political magazine relating to the British Houses of Parliament History and profile It was founded in 1976 by MPs including Mike Thomas, Richard Faulkner and Patrick Cormack. It is published weekly when Parliament is ...

'') – CAMHS in crisis :Rebecca Thomas (''

The Independent ''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was publis ...

'') – Failures in the UK mental health system

2025

Patrick Butler and Josh Halliday (''

'') for their entry "The Carer's Allowance Scandal", for reporting on the rules around carer's allowance, criticising the process for removing fairness from the law. Also nominated were: * Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff (''

''/'' Reuters Institute'') – Out of Sight: Missing People campaign * Laura Hughes (''

'') – Lead poisoning * Aaron Walawalkar & Harriet Clugston ('' Liberty Investigates'' in partnership with ''

Sky News Sky News is a British free-to-air television news channel, live stream news network and news organisation. Sky News is distributed via an English-language radio news service, and through online channels. It is owned by Sky Group, a division of ...

''/'' Metro''/''

'') – UK universities' Gaza protest crackdown *

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('' LondonCentric'') – Lime bikes and broken legs * Abi Whistance ('' The Liverpool Post'') – Big Help Project investigation