Denning Report

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The Denning Report is a 1963 official inquiry by Lord Denning into the security and political implications of the Profumo affair in the United Kingdom.

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instanceOf government report
official inquiry report
alsoKnownAs Report of the Tribunal appointed to inquire into the circumstances leading to the resignation of the former Secretary of State for War NERFINISHED
archivedAt The National Archives (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED
author Alfred Denning, Baron Denning NERFINISHED
chair Alfred Denning, Baron Denning NERFINISHED
commissionedBy Her Majesty's Government NERFINISHED
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan NERFINISHED
commissionedInResponseTo Profumo affair scandal of 1963 NERFINISHED
concludes no breach of national security occurred as a result of the Profumo affair
no evidence of a security leak
country United Kingdom
criticizedFor limited scope of inquiry
perceived bias in favour of the establishment
reliance on secret evidence
treatment of Stephen Ward
focusesOnPerson Christine Keeler NERFINISHED
John Profumo NERFINISHED
Stephen Ward NERFINISHED
Yevgeny Ivanov NERFINISHED
genre official government report
hasContext Cold War NERFINISHED
Conservative government of Harold Macmillan NERFINISHED
impact affected public confidence in the Conservative government
influenced public debate on security vetting
investigates possible security breaches involving John Profumo
security implications of the Profumo affair
language English
legalStatus public report
mediaCoverage extensive coverage in British press in 1963
methodology interviews with witnesses
review of security files
namedAfter Lord Denning NERFINISHED
pageCount approximately 70 pages
presentedTo Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1963-09-26
publicationYear 1963
relatedDocument Radcliffe Report on Security NERFINISHED
relatedEvent resignation of Harold Macmillan
resignation of John Profumo
scope examination of security aspects rather than moral issues
subject Profumo affair NERFINISHED
government security procedures
national security
political scandal
typeOfInvestigation non-statutory inquiry

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Profumo affair significantEvent Denning Report
Profumo affair documentedIn Denning Report
Stephen Ward subjectOf Denning Report
this entity surface form: the Denning Report