Publish interim online harms code of practice
IICSA · The Internet Investigation Report · Issued 31 March 2020 · Addressed to: UK Government
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation, E
The government should publish, without further delay, the interim code of practice in respect of child sexual abuse and exploitation as proposed by the Online Harms White Paper (published April 2019).
IICSA, The Internet Investigation Report · 31 Mar 2020 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:
- In May 2023, the government confirmed that this recommendation had been completed (Government Response to IICSA Final Report, HM Government, May 2023).
Response — verbatim from government
●UK Government
On 15 December 2020, the UK government published the Interim Code of Practice on Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation.
UK Government · 22 May 2023 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
No published activity has been recorded against this recommendation yet.
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