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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Denning Report canonical | 2 |
| the Denning Report | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
government report
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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
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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
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no evidence of a security leak ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
limited scope of inquiry
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perceived bias in favour of the establishment ⓘ reliance on secret evidence ⓘ treatment of Stephen Ward ⓘ |
| focusesOnPerson |
Christine Keeler
NERFINISHED
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John Profumo NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ Yevgeny Ivanov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | official government report ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Cold War
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Conservative government of Harold Macmillan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
affected public confidence in the Conservative government
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influenced public debate on security vetting ⓘ |
| investigates |
possible security breaches involving John Profumo
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security implications of the Profumo affair ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | public report ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive coverage in British press in 1963 ⓘ |
| methodology |
interviews with witnesses
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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
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resignation of John Profumo ⓘ |
| scope | examination of security aspects rather than moral issues ⓘ |
| subject |
Profumo affair
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government security procedures ⓘ national security ⓘ political scandal ⓘ |
| typeOfInvestigation | non-statutory inquiry ⓘ |
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