Online Child Protection Inqury Leads To Government Consultation
ONLINE CHILD PROTECTION INQURY LEADS TO GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION.
A cross party group of MP’s, including South West Bedfordshire MP Andrew Selous have called on internet service providers to show more commitment to protecting children from being able to access suicide, self harm, pro-anorexia and pornographic websites. On the 4th May, the Government responded by launching a formal consultation with internet service providers and other interested parties.
Andrew Selous MP said “I am delighted that the Government is taking action about this issue which 8 out of 10 parents really care about. Several recent studies have shown increasing numbers of children, often as young as 10 regularly accessing internet pornography. Only a third of houses with teenagers have any filtering and many parents find filters difficult to install”
“Some homes have over 15 internet enabled devices, and single account home network filters, such as the one provided by TalkTalk are a step forward. The inquiry found strong support for an opt-in system with a default setting that bars harmful content , as happens in many schools, businesses and in the Houses of Parliament. I hope that the ISPs can work together to produce their own solution.”