What is Ofcom’s involvement in the British Standard for internet access control software?
The Home Office launched the British Standard for internet access control software on 13 December 2006. The Standard will encourage the industry to make their products more effective and easier to use. In the long term, the kite marks awarded to products which pass the standard should also give confidence to internet users and increase take-up. Ofcom believes this will help parents to choose effective systems that can protect their children from unsuitable material on the internet. As such, the Standard has been jointly funded by Ofcom through its Media Literacy project.
