105 Response Accepted AI-assessed

WeProtect international action on CSAM

Recommendation

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.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the UK government's commitment on 10 November 2020, they would continue working with the WeProtect Global Alliance to prioritise combating indecent images of children, grooming, and live streaming through board meetings and resource dissemination. According to the available evidence, no further specific actions or outcomes from this commitment have been identified in the provided public sources since November 2020.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
Jurisdiction
England
Section Reference
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Response
Accepted
Accepted UK Government
22 May 2023

On 10 November 2020, the UK government committed to continue working with the WeProtect Global Alliance to make combating indecent images of children, grooming and live streaming a priority. It stated that it would do this via board meetings and ensuring the WeProtect Global Alliance develops and disseminates key resources.

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Source
Inquiry IICSA
Report The Internet Investigation Report 31 Mar 2020
Responsible Bodies
UK Government Primary
Recommendation age 6.0 yrs
Last formal update 1037 days ago