Description: THE UK PRESS CARD AUTHORITY Ltd (UKPCA) manages a voluntary scheme for issuing press/media credentials – the UK Press Card – to professional newsgatherers working in the UK. It is wholly owned and collectively controlled by the UK’s major media organisations, industry associations, trades unions, and professional associations. It is the only card issued in the UK to be recognised by the police and other emergency services, government departments.
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If you are eligible for a UK Press Card, then find out how to apply and who to apply to. How to renew your Press Card. Reporting a lost or stolen card. Report a lost or stolen card.
Yje rules of the UK Press Card scheme and the criteria for holding the card.
Find the correct gatekeeper for you. See the logos of card issuers.