Recommendation 40: Publish interim online harms code of practice
From The Internet Investigation Report, published 12 March 2020.
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).
In brief (written by this site)
The Inquiry asked the government to publish an interim code of practice on child sexual abuse. In November 2020, HM Government stated that it was working with law enforcement agencies and other bodies to produce interim codes to bridge the gap until a regulator is operational (Home Office response, Nov 2020). In that November 2020 response, it confirmed that the interim code would be published alongside the full government response to the Online Harms White Paper (Home Office response, Nov 2020; Home Office, Nov 2020). The record holds nothing dated later than the response of November 2020 (Home Office response, Nov 2020).
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Government response
7. The Online Harms White Paper committed the Government to working with law enforcement agencies and other relevant bodies to produce interim codes of practice on terrorism and child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) due to the serious nature of these harms. The interim codes are voluntary and intended to bridge the gap until the regulator is operational and ready to produce its own codes. 8. The interim code of practice on CSEA will be published alongside the full Government response to the White Paper referred to in paragraph 5 above.
Delivery
Home Office says in progress (10 November 2020)
The interim code of practice on CSEA will be published alongside the full Government response to the White Paper referred to in paragraph 5 above.
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Who has spoken
- UK Government
Response - Home Office
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