The government has set out how it plans to make the internet and videogames safer.
Children’s minister Kevin Brennan, Home Office minister Vernon Coaker and culture minister Margaret Hodge published the guidance on Tuesday.
The Byron Review Action Plan sets out key milestones and deadlines to deliver all of Dr Tanya Byron’s recommendations as set out in her landmark report Safer Children in a Digital World.
The action plan sets out details instructions including how the new UK Council for Child Internet Safety will be set up and the development of a self-regulatory approach by industry which will make the internet safer for children. It also outlines the government’s proposals for appointing the executive board of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety.
The board will be chaired by Department for Children, Schools and Families and Home Office ministers and will include representatives from industry, the third sector, law enforcement and the devolved administrations. It will be responsible for driving the Council’s agenda.
Brennan said: “Internet and video games are an everyday part of many young people’s lives. Enjoying the benefits should come hand-in-hand with managing risks.”
The Byron Review Action Plan sets out key milestones and deadlines to deliver all of Dr Tanya Byron’s recommendations as set out in her landmark report Safer Children in a Digital World.
The action plan sets out details instructions including how the new UK Council for Child Internet Safety will be set up and the development of a self-regulatory approach by industry which will make the internet safer for children. It also outlines the government’s proposals for appointing the executive board of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety.
The board will be chaired by Department for Children, Schools and Families and Home Office ministers and will include representatives from industry, the third sector, law enforcement and the devolved administrations. It will be responsible for driving the Council’s agenda.
Brennan said: “Internet and video games are an everyday part of many young people’s lives. Enjoying the benefits should come hand-in-hand with managing risks.”
