The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
(NSPCC) has announced plans to extend its “FULL STOP” campaign in
an attempt to make the UK the safest on-line country in the world
for children. The charity’s move has received support from the UK
government, which believes the venture will compliment the
activities of other bodies involved in the Task Force on Child
Protection on the Internet.
Home Office Minister Beverly Hughes said:
“The government is committed to making the
UK the safest place in the world for children to use the internet.
And we are pleased to be working with the NSPCC and other
children’s charities, as well as the industry providing internet
services in the UK and police, on the Task Force on Child
Protection on the Internet to deliver that commitment.”
The Task Force was set up in May 2001 to tackle threats to the
welfare of children posed by the development of the internet. It
involves representatives of the software industry, ISPs, child
welfare organisations and law enforcement agencies.
