Denning Report on the Profumo affair

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The Denning Report on the Profumo affair is a 1963 official British government inquiry, led by Lord Denning, into the political and security implications of the scandal surrounding John Profumo’s relationship with Christine Keeler.

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instanceOf government report ⓘ
official inquiry report ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Denning Report ⓘ
Report of the Tribunal appointed to inquire into the circumstances leading to the resignation of the former Secretary of State for War, Mr. J. D. Profumo ⓘ
author Alfred Denning, Baron Denning ⓘ
linked to: Lord Denning
chairperson Alfred Denning, Baron Denning ⓘ
linked to: Lord Denning
commissionedBy British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government

Prime Minister Harold Macmillan ⓘ
linked to: Harold Macmillan
concludes John Profumo lied to the House of Commons ⓘ
no evidence of a security leak arising from the Profumo affair ⓘ
there was no widespread conspiracy against the government ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfInquiry 1963 ⓘ
documentType printed report ⓘ
era Macmillan ministry ⓘ
focusesOn Christine Keeler ⓘ
John Profumo ⓘ
Stephen Ward ⓘ
Yevgeny Ivanov ⓘ
possible security breaches ⓘ
security implications of the Profumo affair ⓘ
genre government white paper ⓘ
governmentDepartment Home Office ⓘ
hasPart analysis of ministerial behaviour ⓘ
findings on security vetting procedures ⓘ
narrative of events in the Profumo affair ⓘ
historicalSignificance key primary source on the Profumo affair ⓘ
impact contributed to debates on security vetting and ministerial ethics ⓘ
influenced public perceptions of the Profumo affair ⓘ
inquiryHead Alfred Denning, Baron Denning ⓘ
linked to: Lord Denning
language English ⓘ
legalStatus official report to Parliament ⓘ
location London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
mediaCoverage extensive press coverage in the United Kingdom ⓘ
namedAfter Alfred Denning, Baron Denning ⓘ
linked to: Lord Denning
presentedTo Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
publicationDate 1963 ⓘ
publisher Her Majesty's Stationery Office ⓘ
relatedTo British political scandals of the 1960s ⓘ
Cold War espionage concerns ⓘ
Harold Macmillan government ⓘ
resignation of John Profumo ⓘ
subject Profumo affair ⓘ
ministerial conduct ⓘ
national security ⓘ
political scandal ⓘ
timePeriod 20th century ⓘ

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Stephen Ward → describedBySource → Denning Report on the Profumo affair ⓘ
Lord Denning → notableWork → Denning Report on the Profumo affair ⓘ
Denning Report on the Profumo affair → alsoKnownAs → Report of the Tribunal appointed to inquire into the circumstances leading to the resignation of the former Secretary of State for War, Mr. J. D. Profumo ⓘ
linked to: Denning Report on the Profumo affair