Roles and responsibilities
- Legal Director and head of Programme Legal Advice, which sits in the Legal Division
- David leads a team of specialist lawyers who provide pre-publication legal advice across all Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ platforms to news journalists and other content makers, including 24:7 news support
- David and his team also support journalists seeking to report major court cases and public enquiries as fully as possible by making representations to gain access to hearings and information and to limit restrictions on what can be reported
- The team delivers legal training to journalists and content makers across the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ.
Biography
David has worked as the Legal Director heading the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Programme Legal Advice function since 2016. He qualified as a solicitor in 1993 and focussed on litigation and media law before joining the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ in 2002, initially in its Litigation Department. David moved within the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ to provide pre-publication legal advice in 2012. David also sits on the executive committee of the Media Lawyers Association, an association of in-house media lawyers from many of the UK’s leading newspapers, broadcasters and other media organisations.
Annual remuneration (as at July 2022)
- Β£160,000-164,999
Expenses and central bookings
Expenses are costs incurred by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ staff on behalf of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and claimed through the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's expenses system.
Central bookings are costs incurred on behalf of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and booked through the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's central bookings system. Both expenses and central bookings are published every three months.
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- David Attfield had no expenses paid in Q4 2023-24
- David Attfield had no central bookings in Q4 2023-24
- David Attfield's expenses Q3 2023-24
- David Attfield's central bookings Q3 2023-24
- David Attfield had no expenses paid in Q2 2023-24
- David Attfield had no central bookings in Q2 2023-24
- David Attfield had no expenses paid in Q1 2023-24
- David Attfield had no central bookings in Q1 2023-24
- David Attfield had no expenses paid in Q4 2022-23
- David Attfield had no central bookings in Q4 2022-23
- David Attfield had no expenses paid in Q3 2022-23
- David Attfield had no central bookings in Q3 2022-23
- David Attfield had no expenses paid in Q2 2022-23
- David Attfield had no central bookings in Q2 2022-23
- David Attfield had no expenses paid in Q1 2022-23
- David Attfield had no central bookings in Q1 2022-23
- David Attfield had no expenses paid in Q4 2021-22
- David Attfield had no central bookings in Q4 2021-22
- David Attfield had no expenses paid in Q3 2021-22
- David Attfield had no central bookings in Q3 2021-22
- David Attfield had no expenses paid in Q2 2021-22
- David Attfield had no expenses paid in Q1 2021-22
- David Attfield had no central bookings in Q1 2021-22
- David Attfield had no expenses paid in Q4 2020-21
- David Attfield had no central bookings in Q4 2020-21
- David Attfield had no expenses paid in Q3 2020-21
- David Attfield had no central bookings in Q3 2020-21
- David Attfield had no expenses paid in Q2 2020-21
- David Attfield had no central bookings in Q2 2020-21
- David Attfield had no expenses paid in Q1 2020-21
- David Attfield had no central bookings in Q1 2020-21
- David Attfield had no expenses paid in Q1 2019-20
Gifts and Hospitality Register
Gifts and hospitality may only be accepted in line with Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ policy. Information about gifts and hospitality is published every three months.
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- David Attfield had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2023-24
- David Attfield had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2023-24
- David Attfield had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2023-24
- David Attfield had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2022-23
- David Attfield had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2022-23
- David Attfield had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2022-23
- David Attfield had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2022-23
- David Attfield had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2021-22
- David Attfield had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2021-22
- David Attfield had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2021-22
- David Attfield had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2021-22
- David Attfield had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2020-21
- David Attfield had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2020-21
- David Attfield had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2020-21
- David Attfield had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2020-21
- David Attfield had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2019-20
- David Attfield had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2019-20
- David Attfield had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2019-20
- David Attfield had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2019-20
Declaration of personal interests
Staff must make a declaration of their personal and business interests, including any memberships or directorships of public or industry bodies, and any shareholdings, as well as any interests that their immediate families may also have.
A summary is published where there is something to declare and where there is nothing to declare. Occasionally an individual will have something to declare but due to the personal nature of the declaration we do not publish details as to do so would breach the General Data Protection Regulation.
This information is published annually, although if any amendments are made during the year an updated summary will be published if necessary as soon as it is available.