Publish interim online harms code of practice
IICSA · The Internet Investigation Report · Issued 12 March 2020 · Addressed to: UK Government
Government responseUK Government: Accepted (Nov 2020)
DeliveryHome Office says in progress (Nov 2020)
Recommendation, 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 · 12 Mar 2020 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
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The Inquiry asked the government to publish an interim code of practice on child sexual abuse. In November 2020, HM Government stated that it was working with law enforcement agencies and other bodies to produce interim codes to bridge the gap until a regulator is operational (Home Office response, Nov 2020). In that November 2020 response, it confirmed that the interim code would be published alongside the full government response to the Online Harms White Paper (Home Office response, Nov 2020; Home Office, Nov 2020). The record holds nothing dated later than the response of November 2020 (Home Office response, Nov 2020).
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Government response
●UK Government · Accepted · 10 Nov 2020
7. The Online Harms White Paper committed the Government to working with law enforcement agencies and other relevant bodies to produce interim codes of practice on terrorism and child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) due to the serious nature of these harms. The interim codes are voluntary and intended to bridge the gap until the regulator is operational and ready to produce its own codes. 8. The interim code of practice on CSEA will be published alongside the full Government response to the White Paper referred to in paragraph 5 above.
Extract from: Government response to the Internet Report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (accessible version)
Delivery
●Home Office says in progress · 10 Nov 2020
The interim code of practice on CSEA will be published alongside the full Government response to the White Paper referred to in paragraph 5 above.
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