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NSPCC pushes for on-line safety in UK

03 Aug 2001, 12:00 am

The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) has announced plans to extend its “FULL STOP” campaign in an attempt to make the UK the safest on-line country in the world for children. The charity’s move has received support from the UK government, which believes the venture will compliment the activities of other bodies involved in the Task Force on Child Protection on the Internet.

Home Office Minister Beverly Hughes said:

“The government is committed to making the UK the safest place in the world for children to use the internet. And we are pleased to be working with the NSPCC and other children’s charities, as well as the industry providing internet services in the UK and police, on the Task Force on Child Protection on the Internet to deliver that commitment.”

The Task Force was set up in May 2001 to tackle threats to the welfare of children posed by the development of the internet. It involves representatives of the software industry, ISPs, child welfare organisations and law enforcement agencies.