Management Information Sheet
New 'Green Cross Code' for Internet Safety 'Zip it, Block it, Flag it'
An unprecedented coalition of Government, industry and charities has launched the first UK internet safety strategy, to help children and young people stay safe online.
The first ever internet safety strategy, 'Click Clever Click Safe', was drawn up by the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS) and was launched by the Prime Minister at the first UKCCIS Summit in London on the 8th of December.
Young people now have much greater online access than ever before, with research showing that 99 per cent of 8-17 year olds have access to the web. New research published in December 2009 also shows that 18 per cent of young people said they had come across harmful or inappropriate content online, with 33 per cent of children said their parents don't really know what they do on the internet.
The strategy will outline how government, industry and charities are working together to keep children and young people safe online and implement the recommendations from Professor Tanya Byron's review 'Safer Children in a Digital World'.
The strategy will mean:
That for the first time ever, internet companies, charities and the Government will be independently reviewed against new UKCCIS standards to keep children and young people safe online.
Young people and parents will be targeted by a new Digital Code 'Zip it, Block it, Flag it' - the 'Green Cross Code' for internet safety. This will be adopted by retailers, social networking sites, schools and charities and displayed where appropriate.
Parents will be able to access a one-stop shop website for internet safety advice hosted by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre (CEOP).
From September 2011 online safety will be a compulsory part of the curriculum from age 5; and Professor Tanya Byron will review the Council's progress, beginning in January 2010.
This new strategy builds on the significant progress already made by the Government to implement the Byron review and provide parents and young people with the information, advice and guidance they need to ensure they can enjoy the internet safely.
The Government also announced that:
All 270,000 computers to be provided under the Government's Home Access scheme will incorporate the CEOP Advice, Help, Report button, to help children and their families quickly report inappropriate content or internet approaches from strangers as well as get help and advice on issues such as cyberbullying, viruses and hacking.
Government will lead the way globally, by exploring how child internet safety can be improved through the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
For further information and documentation please visit:-
http://www.eficts.norfolk.gov.uk/esafety/
The first ever internet safety strategy, 'Click Clever Click Safe', was drawn up by the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS) and was launched by the Prime Minister at the first UKCCIS Summit in London on the 8th of December.
Young people now have much greater online access than ever before, with research showing that 99 per cent of 8-17 year olds have access to the web. New research published in December 2009 also shows that 18 per cent of young people said they had come across harmful or inappropriate content online, with 33 per cent of children said their parents don't really know what they do on the internet.
The strategy will outline how government, industry and charities are working together to keep children and young people safe online and implement the recommendations from Professor Tanya Byron's review 'Safer Children in a Digital World'.
The strategy will mean:
That for the first time ever, internet companies, charities and the Government will be independently reviewed against new UKCCIS standards to keep children and young people safe online.
Young people and parents will be targeted by a new Digital Code 'Zip it, Block it, Flag it' - the 'Green Cross Code' for internet safety. This will be adopted by retailers, social networking sites, schools and charities and displayed where appropriate.
Parents will be able to access a one-stop shop website for internet safety advice hosted by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre (CEOP).
From September 2011 online safety will be a compulsory part of the curriculum from age 5; and Professor Tanya Byron will review the Council's progress, beginning in January 2010.
This new strategy builds on the significant progress already made by the Government to implement the Byron review and provide parents and young people with the information, advice and guidance they need to ensure they can enjoy the internet safely.
The Government also announced that:
All 270,000 computers to be provided under the Government's Home Access scheme will incorporate the CEOP Advice, Help, Report button, to help children and their families quickly report inappropriate content or internet approaches from strangers as well as get help and advice on issues such as cyberbullying, viruses and hacking.
Government will lead the way globally, by exploring how child internet safety can be improved through the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
For further information and documentation please visit:-
http://www.eficts.norfolk.gov.uk/esafety/