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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-05-14more like thismore than 2024-05-14
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Offences against Children: Internet remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals were arrested in connection with suspected (a) live streamed online child sexual abuse and (b) exploitative behaviour in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021, (iii) 2022 and (iv) 2023; and if he will list the nationalities of suspected overseas victims. more like this
tabling member constituency Rotherham more like this
tabling member printed
Sarah Champion more like this
uin 26169 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-22more like thismore than 2024-05-22
answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on arrests as part of the annual ‘Police Powers and Procedures’ statistical bulletin. The most recent data up to the year ending March 2023 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales" target="_blank">is available on gov.uk</a>. There is no specific offence of livestreamed child sexual abuse or exploitative behaviour. Arrest data is collected by broader offence group e.g. “sexual offences”.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold information relating to the nationality of victims of crime.</p><p>However, the Government provides dedicated funding to the National Crime Agency and a network of Undercover Online Officers in Regional Organised Crime Units to tackle the highest harm child sexual abuse offenders, including those engaged in the livestreaming of child sexual abuse. Our understanding of the nature and scale of livestreamed child sexual abuse is informed by threat assessments produced by the National Assessment Centre and other organisations.</p>
answering member constituency Newbury more like this
answering member printed Laura Farris more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-22T13:22:30.253Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-22T13:22:30.253Z
answering member
4826
label Biography information for Laura Farris more like this
tabling member
4267
label Biography information for Sarah Champion more like this
1455992
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-03-30more like thismore than 2022-03-30
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Offences against Children: Internet remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Answer 30 March 2022 of to Questions 147057 and 147056, of the 14,260 online CSA cases disseminated to police forces in England how many went to each police force between March 2020 and February 2021; and of the 17,022 online CSA cases disseminated to police forces in England how many went to each police force between March 2021 and February 2022. more like this
tabling member constituency Manchester Central more like this
tabling member printed
Lucy Powell more like this
uin 150174 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-04-19more like thismore than 2022-04-19
answer text <p>Further to the Answer of 30 March 2022 to Questions 147057 and 147056, the number of online child sexual abuse cases disseminated by the National Crime Agency to each Police Force in England is provided in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Police</strong> <strong>Force Disseminated To</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March 2020- February 2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March 2021 - February 2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Avon &amp; Somerset Constabulary</p></td><td><p>431</p></td><td><p>514</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire Police</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire Constabulary</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>289</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire Constabulary</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>321</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>City of London Police</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveland Police</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>189</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria Constabulary</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire Constabulary</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>247</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon &amp; Cornwall Constabulary</p></td><td><p>387</p></td><td><p>504</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset Police</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham Constabulary</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>156</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex Police</p></td><td><p>379</p></td><td><p>446</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire Constabulary</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester Police</p></td><td><p>884</p></td><td><p>1,050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire Constabulary</p></td><td><p>481</p></td><td><p>520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire Constabulary</p></td><td><p>242</p></td><td><p>294</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside Police</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent County Constabulary</p></td><td><p>477</p></td><td><p>509</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire Constabulary</p></td><td><p>334</p></td><td><p>478</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire Constabulary</p></td><td><p>267</p></td><td><p>347</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire Police</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>233</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside Police</p></td><td><p>425</p></td><td><p>503</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Metropolitan Police</p></td><td><p>2,892</p></td><td><p>3,002</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk Constabulary</p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td><p>229</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire Police</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire Police</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>213</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria Police</p></td><td><p>378</p></td><td><p>493</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire Police</p></td><td><p>318</p></td><td><p>358</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire Police</p></td><td><p>431</p></td><td><p>536</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire Police</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>326</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk Constabulary</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>213</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey Police</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sussex Police</p></td><td><p>362</p></td><td><p>493</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley Police</p></td><td><p>537</p></td><td><p>735</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire Police</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia Constabulary</p></td><td><p>243</p></td><td><p>267</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands Police</p></td><td><p>890</p></td><td><p>1,192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire Police</p></td><td><p>615</p></td><td><p>691</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiltshire Constabulary</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Two or more forces</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14,260</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17,022</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Redditch more like this
answering member printed Rachel Maclean more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-04-19T15:54:56.977Zmore like thismore than 2022-04-19T15:54:56.977Z
answering member
4668
label Biography information for Rachel Maclean more like this
tabling member
4263
label Biography information for Lucy Powell more like this
1455365
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-03-29more like thismore than 2022-03-29
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Offences against Children: Internet remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to bring forward legislative proposals to prevent the transmission of sexually explicit material of children online. more like this
tabling member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands more like this
tabling member printed
Karen Bradley more like this
uin 149251 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-04-01more like thismore than 2022-04-01
answer text <p>The Government introduced the Online Safety Bill to Parliament on 17 March 2022. This ground breaking legislation will tackle the growing and evolving threat of child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA), including the transmission of sexually explicit material of children online.</p><p>The Online Safety Bill sets out new duties on in-scope services to tackle illegal content. CSEA is named in the Bill as a priority offence, meaning companies must use systems and processes to minimise and remove this content. The Bill will also place a legal requirement on in-scope services to report online CSEA that they identify on their services. Ofcom can take enforcement action, including large fines, against companies that do not comply with their duties.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Croydon South more like this
answering member printed Chris Philp more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-04-01T09:52:09.997Zmore like thismore than 2022-04-01T09:52:09.997Z
answering member
4503
label Biography information for Chris Philp more like this
tabling member
4110
label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley more like this
1454308
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-03-25more like thismore than 2022-03-25
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Offences against Children: Internet remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2022 to Question 143686, how many online child sexual abuse cases the National Crime Agency disseminated to each police force, Region or NCA Investigations for action in the period from March 2020 to February 2021. more like this
tabling member constituency Manchester Central more like this
tabling member printed
Lucy Powell more like this
uin 147056 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-03-30more like thismore than 2022-03-30
answer text <p>Further to the Answer of 24 March 2022 to Question 143686, the National Crime Agency disseminated online child sexual abuse cases to Police Forces in England, Regional Forces and NCA teams as follows:</p><p>In the period 1 March 2020 to 28 February 2021, the NCA disseminated 14,260 online CSA cases to forces in England including 18 individual cases referred to two or more police forces. And a further 49 cases were disseminated to Regional Organised Crime Units (ROCUs). NCA investigations teams also commenced an additional 133 investigations into online child sexual abuse.</p><p>In the period 1 March 2021 to 28 February 2022, the NCA disseminated 17,022 online CSA cases to forces in England including 34 individual cases referred to two or more police forces. And a further 206 cases were disseminated to ROCUs. NCA investigations teams commenced 96 new investigations into online child sexual abuse.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Redditch more like this
answering member printed Rachel Maclean more like this
grouped question UIN 147057 more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-03-30T14:16:33.23Zmore like thismore than 2022-03-30T14:16:33.23Z
answering member
4668
label Biography information for Rachel Maclean more like this
tabling member
4263
label Biography information for Lucy Powell more like this
1454309
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-03-25more like thismore than 2022-03-25
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Offences against Children: Internet remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2022 to Question 143686, how many online child sexual abuse cases the National Crime Agency disseminated to each police force, Region or NCA Investigations for action in the period from March 2021 to February 2022. more like this
tabling member constituency Manchester Central more like this
tabling member printed
Lucy Powell more like this
uin 147057 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-03-30more like thismore than 2022-03-30
answer text <p>Further to the Answer of 24 March 2022 to Question 143686, the National Crime Agency disseminated online child sexual abuse cases to Police Forces in England, Regional Forces and NCA teams as follows:</p><p>In the period 1 March 2020 to 28 February 2021, the NCA disseminated 14,260 online CSA cases to forces in England including 18 individual cases referred to two or more police forces. And a further 49 cases were disseminated to Regional Organised Crime Units (ROCUs). NCA investigations teams also commenced an additional 133 investigations into online child sexual abuse.</p><p>In the period 1 March 2021 to 28 February 2022, the NCA disseminated 17,022 online CSA cases to forces in England including 34 individual cases referred to two or more police forces. And a further 206 cases were disseminated to ROCUs. NCA investigations teams commenced 96 new investigations into online child sexual abuse.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Redditch more like this
answering member printed Rachel Maclean more like this
grouped question UIN 147056 more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-03-30T14:16:33.293Zmore like thismore than 2022-03-30T14:16:33.293Z
answering member
4668
label Biography information for Rachel Maclean more like this
tabling member
4263
label Biography information for Lucy Powell more like this
1453021
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-03-21more like thismore than 2022-03-21
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Offences against Children: Internet remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many referrals for online child sexual abuse cases the National Crime Agency has passed on to each police force in England between (a) March 2020 and February 2021 and (b) March 2021 and February 2022. more like this
tabling member constituency Manchester Central more like this
tabling member printed
Lucy Powell more like this
uin 143686 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-03-24more like thismore than 2022-03-24
answer text <p>Tackling online child sexual abuse remains a key priority for this Government. Investment in the National Crime Agency and UK forces has ensured offenders are identified and brought to justice.</p><p>The National Crime Agency (NCA) leads the law enforcement response to online child sexual abuse working in collaboration with police forces across England. The NCA develops and disseminates intelligence in relation to online child sexual abuse to UK forces and NCA teams. This intelligence includes industry referrals of child sexual abuse, public reports, and intelligence generated by the NCA and international law enforcement.</p><p>In cases where the NCA judges that an offence has occurred and the offender can be located, these cases, including the content, are disseminated to a police force, Region or NCA Investigations for action.</p><p>In the period March 2020 to February 2021, the NCA disseminated 14,260 online child sexual abuse cases to forces in England including 18 individual cases referred to two or more police forces. And in the period between March 2021 and February 2022 the NCA disseminated 17,022 online child sexual abuse cases to forces in England including 34 individual cases referred to two or more police forces.</p>
answering member constituency Torbay more like this
answering member printed Kevin Foster more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-03-24T17:08:53.933Zmore like thismore than 2022-03-24T17:08:53.933Z
answering member
4451
label Biography information for Kevin Foster more like this
tabling member
4263
label Biography information for Lucy Powell more like this
1401380
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-01-10more like thismore than 2022-01-10
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Offences against Children: Internet remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to tackle online child sexual abuse and exploitation. more like this
tabling member constituency Bury North more like this
tabling member printed
James Daly more like this
uin 100734 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-01-14more like thismore than 2022-01-14
answer text <p>The Government is firmly committed to tackling this horrific crime and keeping our children safe online here in the UK and working with partners around the world to address this complex and evolving threat.</p><p>The UK’s Online Safety Bill will, for the first time, place a duty on tech companies to keep their users safe, with a greater responsibility to remove and limit the spread of illegal content. We are also engaging with tech companies through our international partners to keep children safe from online sexual abuse, securing agreement to a G7 action plan which includes driving greater endorsement of the Voluntary Principles to Counter Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and to take meaningful action to report against progress.</p><p>We are also continuing to work with law enforcement partners to improve technologies and capabilities to identify offending and bringing offenders to justice. This includes significant investment into the transformation of the Child Abuse Image Database programme, and the National Crime Agency resulting in an estimated 800 arrests or voluntary attendances, and an estimated 1,000 children safeguarded or protected every month.</p><p>We are determined to deliver on the commitments to tackling this horrific complex crime and we will continue to work with partners to achieve our goals as set out in the Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Strategy published in January 2021.</p>
answering member constituency Redditch more like this
answering member printed Rachel Maclean more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-01-14T17:16:18.357Zmore like thismore than 2022-01-14T17:16:18.357Z
answering member
4668
label Biography information for Rachel Maclean more like this
tabling member
4854
label Biography information for James Daly more like this
1359516
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-10-15more like thismore than 2021-10-15
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Offences against Children: Internet remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking in the draft Online Safety Bill to help tackle (a) online child abuse and (b) the cross-platform nature of risk; and if she will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Ogmore more like this
tabling member printed
Chris Elmore more like this
uin 56517 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-10-25more like thismore than 2021-10-25
answer text <p>All companies in scope of the Online Safety Bill will need to remove and limit the spread of illegal content, including child sexual exploitation and abuse material. Services which are likely to be accessed by children will also be required to protect children from other harmful or inappropriate content.</p><p>In addition, companies will have duties to protect children from encountering harmful content by means of their service, which could include protecting them from being directed to harmful content or activity on other sites. The regulator will undertake research and horizon-scanning to identify any cross-platform emerging issues, backed up by robust information-gathering powers.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Croydon South more like this
answering member printed Chris Philp more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-10-25T08:27:03.047Zmore like thismore than 2021-10-25T08:27:03.047Z
answering member
4503
label Biography information for Chris Philp more like this
tabling member
4572
label Biography information for Chris Elmore more like this
1343459
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-07-05more like thismore than 2021-07-05
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Offences against Children: Internet remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions, if any, they have had with the Internet Watch Foundation about obliging internet service providers (1) to block child pornography, and (2) to help prevent the sexual abuse of children. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton more like this
uin HL1699 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-07-14more like thismore than 2021-07-14
answer text <p>As set out in the Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Strategy, the Internet Watch Foundation is a vitally important partner and plays a crucial role in tackling online child sexual exploitation and abuse, including blocking access to child sexual abuse material.</p><p>The Government routinely engages the Internet Watch Foundation including recently on addressing self-generated indecent imagery where we strongly support the joint Internet Watch Foundation and NSPCC ‘Report Remove’ initiative. The Home Office has also funded the Internet Watch Foundation to deliver a campaign helping both children and parents to understand the risks which can be posed online, specifically around youth-produced sexual imagery.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-07-14T13:49:35.107Zmore like thismore than 2021-07-14T13:49:35.107Z
answering member
4311
label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton more like this
1274048
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-01-06more like thismore than 2021-01-06
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Offences against Children: Internet remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the (a) Lord Chief Justice and (b) Crown Prosecution Service on the sentencing of UK offenders involved in the livestreaming of child sex abuse. more like this
tabling member constituency Rotherham more like this
tabling member printed
Sarah Champion more like this
uin 133867 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-01-14more like thismore than 2021-01-14
answer text <p>Child sexual abuse is a horrific crime and this government is determined to bring perpetrators to justice and support victims.</p><p>Ministers meet the Lord Chief Justice and other senior judges, as well as the Director of Public Prosecutions, regularly to discuss a range of issues related to the administration of justice.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Croydon South more like this
answering member printed Chris Philp more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-01-14T13:43:37.247Zmore like thismore than 2021-01-14T13:43:37.247Z
answering member
4503
label Biography information for Chris Philp more like this
tabling member
4267
label Biography information for Sarah Champion more like this