What is the Home Office Task Force on Child Protection on the Internet?
The Home Office Task Force on Child Protection on the Internet was established following the Internet Crime Forum’s report “Chatwise, Streetwise”. It is a partnership between Government, industry, law enforcement agencies and children’s charities while the Home Office provides the Secretariat. It aims to: · make the UK the best and safest place in the world for children to use the Internet · to help protect children the world over from abuse fuelled by criminal misuse of new technologies. Should I be worried about my child coming into contact with paedophiles? Only a tiny minority of people use the Internet for illegal activity. Following the IWF’s advice and getting children to think smart will help them stay safe. Are chatrooms a threat to children? The majority of use of Internet chat rooms is for the very legitimate purpose of meeting new people online. They are a fun pastime for many in the online community. However there have been instances of paedophiles using chat rooms to make
