40 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).
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Section Reference
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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.

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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 1054 days ago