E-Safety and Online Safeguarding: Policy context

Derren Hayes
Tuesday, August 29, 2017

The potential of the internet to connect, inform and empower young people is unquestionable. However, alongside these undoubted benefits is the potential for the technology to be misused and abused by both young people themselves and adults taking part in criminal acts that threaten the safety of children on- and offline.

Sharing sexual images via mobile phone without someone's consent will become an offence under the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill. Picture: Morguefile
Sharing sexual images via mobile phone without someone's consent will become an offence under the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill. Picture: Morguefile

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