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<p>The Government takes the issue of indecent images of children very seriously, and
is working with a wide range of international partners to tackle these appalling images.
We work with both EU and non-EU States, and will continue to do so. As explained in
the Government’s answer of 2 September 2014 to PQ 207065, the Government has considered
the potential impacts of CJEU jurisdiction very carefully in deciding which of the
pre-Lisbon police and criminal justice measures it is in the interests of the UK to
rejoin.</p><p><br>While the CJEU has not yet ruled in a relevant case, Article 72
of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) makes clear that the
maintenance of law and order and the safeguarding of internal security is a responsibility
for Member States. In addition, Article 276 of the TFEU states that the CJEU shall
have no jurisdiction to review the validity or proportionality of operations carried
out by the police or other law enforcement services of a Member State, or the exercise
of responsibilities incumbent upon Member States with regard to the maintenance of
law and order and the safeguarding of internal security.</p><p><br>The decision to
seek to opt in to Council Decision 2000/375/JHA will therefore not bring the Government’s
strategy in tackling indecent images of children under the jurisdiction of the CJEU
or any action taken by UK law enforcement pursuant to that strategy.</p><p> </p><p>
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