The Home Office's UK Social Networking Guidance, issued last week, says police will hand over the information in a bid to monitor paedophiles online. Child abusers face up to five years in prison if they fail to provide a correct email address.
Jim Gamble, chief executive of the Child Exploitation Online Protection Agency, said: "This has the potential to accelerate online child protection and should provide the vital reassurance that protecting the vulnerable is being taken seriously."
The guidance also outlines plans for a Kitemark standard for software to prevent children seeing unsuitable material.
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