Corrections log
This page records corrections made to published articles. It exists so that the corrections policy is visibly a process rather than a statement of intent, and so that anyone can see what has been changed and when.
A correction is a change made because something published was wrong. Corrections are logged here.
An update is new information added to an article that remains accurate as published, such as a response arriving after publication. Updates are not corrections and are not logged here. Where an article has been substantively updated, the date of that update is shown beneath its byline.
Corrections to date
4 September 2026 — homepage and “Peabody Broke the Law. A Resident Had to Prosecute It.”
What was wrong. Both described the £400 ordered by Thames Magistrates' Court as costs. It was a victim surcharge. Costs are a sum awarded to a prosecutor towards their expenses; a victim surcharge is a statutory levy paid into the victims' fund. They are different things.
What was changed. The wording now reads “plus a £400 victim surcharge” on the homepage and in the article.
Did the conclusion change? No. The total financial consequence, £1,400, and the argument about the weakness of the deterrent are unaffected.
If a further factual error is identified, this page will record the article concerned, the date of the correction, what was wrong, what was changed, and whether the article's conclusion changed as a result.
To report an error, see corrections and right of reply or the contact page.