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Response
Accepted
Publish interim online harms code of practice
Recommendation
The government should publish, without further delay, the interim code of practice in respect of child sexual abuse and exploitation as proposed by the Online Harms White Paper (published April 2019).
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
- On 15 December 2020, the UK government published the Interim Code of Practice on Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (Government Response, Home Office, December 2020).
- In May 2023, the government confirmed that this recommendation had been completed (Government Response to IICSA Final Report, HM Government, May 2023).
- In May 2023, the government confirmed that this recommendation had been completed (Government Response to IICSA Final Report, HM Government, May 2023).
Sources
How was this evidence gathered?
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Section Reference
E
Response
Accepted
Response
Accepted
Accepted
UK Government
22 May 2023
On 15 December 2020, the UK government published the Interim Code of Practice on Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation.
Responsible Bodies
UK Government
Primary
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
6.0 yrs
Last formal update
1054 days ago