Summary Membership Events Publications News Reports, special reports and government responses View all reports and responses Report - Draft Defamation Bill (Report, together with formal minutes) Get File Open PDF Opens in new window Open HTML Opens in new window Published 19 October 2011 HC 930-I / HL Paper 203 Report Response to this report The Government's Response to the Report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Defamation Bill (February 2012) Get File Open PDF Opens in new window Published 1 March 2012 Government Response Evidence View all evidence Oral and associated written evidence Get File Open PDF Opens in new window Published 14 October 2011 Older evidence Written Evidence - Draft Defamation Bill Get File Open PDF Opens in new window Published 28 April 2011 Older evidence Other publications Government Responses The Government has undertaken to respond to most committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule. 1 published