Internet: Regulation
Hugo Swire MP: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she plans to take to improve the regulation of the internet. [188323]
Vernon Coaker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime Reduction: The Home Office does not directly regulate the internet as the internet is subject to UK law and we take the view that what is illegal offline is illegal online.
The Home Office set up the Child Exploitation Online Protection Centre (CEOP) in 2006 to help protect children online and also works closely with the internet industry through the Home Secretary's task force on online child protection to ensure a safe internet for children.
In September 2007, the Prime Minister announced a review into the risk to children of exposure to harmful or inappropriate content in video games and online. The review will also assess the effectiveness and adequacy of existing measures to help prevent children from being exposed to such material and help parents understand and manage the risks of access to inappropriate content.
Dr. Tanya Byron is conducting this review and will report to Ministers in March 2008. The Home Office looks forward to hearing the recommendations.
Source: Hansard 10 March 2008
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