Child Safety Online 2021-06-07
2021-06-07
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Q1
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The question addresses the government's efforts to ensure children's safety on the internet in light of growing concerns about online exploitation and abuse.
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure children are safe on the internet. I am earning my salary this afternoon, Mr Speaker!
We are working across Government and internationally to ensure that children are safe on the internet. We continue to encourage companies to endorse and implement voluntary principles to counter online child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in March last year with Five Country Governments, and we engage the G7 for further collective response. Our draft online safety Bill will require companies to take stringent action against child sexual exploitation and abuse.
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The answer does not provide specific details on concrete actions or commitments beyond general statements about collaboration and voluntary principles.
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Q2
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The supplementary question seeks clarification on the Home Office's support for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in drafting the online safety Bill and the proposed penalties for non-compliance.
Will the Minister please outline the support that her Department is giving the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport with the online safety Bill and confirm that internet companies that break the law will be heavily prosecuted and heavily fined?
Of course, the Home Office has been working with DCMS at both official and ministerial levels to develop the draft online safety Bill. We remain committed to making the UK the safest place to be online while defending freedom of expression. The strongest protections in the Bill are reserved for children, and Ofcom will have tough enforcement powers against companies that fail to fulfil their duties, including fines up to £18 million or 10% of qualifying annual global turnover.
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