WeProtect international action on CSAM
IICSA · The Internet Investigation Report · Issued 12 March 2020 · Addressed to: UK Government
Government responseUK Government: Noted (Nov 2020)
DeliveryHome Office says in progress (Nov 2020)
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation, J
The government should press the WeProtect Global Alliance to take more action internationally to ensure that those countries hosting indecent images of children implement legislation and procedures to prevent access to such imagery.
IICSA, The Internet Investigation Report · 12 Mar 2020 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
AI-generated evidence summary
The Inquiry recommended pressing the WeProtect Global Alliance to curb child abuse material overseas. HM Government stated in November 2020 that, as a permanent member of the alliance's management board, it provides strategic leadership to direct prioritisation and engagement with partner countries and technology companies (Home Office response, Nov 2020; Home Office, Nov 2020). It explained that the alliance was preparing for a 2021 summit in Brazil and working with regional bodies and individual countries to develop effective legislation (Home Office response, Nov 2020). While the response detailed legislative guidance and international engagement, procedures to prevent access to hosted imagery were not mentioned (Home Office response, 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 · Noted · 10 Nov 2020
19. Supported by a range of philanthropic donors, the WPGA will continue to lead in the fight against online CSEA. The UK Government is a permanent member of its new management board, and as such continues to have a degree of strategic leadership that allows us to help direct the WPGA’s prioritisation of its work, including online child sexual abuse and engagement with partner countries and technology companies in particular. 20. The UK Government will continue to work collaboratively with the WPGA to continue to make combatting indecent images of children, grooming and live streaming a top priority, both through its board meetings and by ensuring the WPGA further develops and disseminates key resources, such as the aforementioned MNR, Global Threat Assessment and Global Strategic Response framework. 21. The WPGA is working toward a Global Summit in 2021, to be held in Brazil, to keep this issue on the agenda for high-level representatives globally. By engaging with regional organisations such as the African Union at the December Summit, as well as with Latin America, the Association of South East Asian Nations, the European Union and others - and with individual countries - the WPGA is in a unique position to ensure that the MNR in particular becomes the fundamental piece of guidance used to develop workable and effective legislation to help in that fight. 22. Although the launch of the independent WPGA was made more difficult by the COVID-19 lockdown and response shortly after, plans for an ambitious set of objectives and deliverables are still in place. As a point of liaison between governments, law enforcement, civil society and the technology industry, the WPGA is also uniquely placed to drive commitment and endorsement of the Voluntary Principles. The WPGA will connect subject matter experts to share best practice and analyse the evolving threat environment to identify gaps in the global response.
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 WPGA is a global movement, founded by the UK Government, bringing together the influence, expertise and resources required to transform how online child sexual exploitation is dealt with worldwide.
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