The Prime Minister has hailed a new group that will take steps to ensure that children are protected when using the internet.
The PM called the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS), launched at London’s Science Museum this morning, an “important landmark” in the drive to keep children safe online.
The council was set up in response to a report by Dr Tanya Byron into how children and parents can get the most from technology while protecting youngsters from inappropriate material. It will comprise more than 100 industry, charity and public sector experts and will report directly to the PM.
Speaking at today’s launch, Gordon Brown said:
“The internet provides our children with a world of entertainment, of opportunity and knowledge, a world that is quite literally at their fingertips, just the click of a mouse away.
“But just as we would not allow them to go out unsupervised in playgrounds or in youth clubs or in swimming pools, so we must put in place the measures we need to keep our children safe online…so today is an important landmark in bringing people together, helping to strike a balance between keeping our children safe and giving them the freedoms that they need to build their independence.”
UKCCIS will play a role in the production of a child internet safety strategy to be published next year. The strategy will provide specific measures to support vulnerable children and young people, such as taking down illegal internet sites, promote responsible advertising to children online and establish voluntary codes of practice.
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