IWF Joint venture with UK Banking Industry
The IWF and the UK Banking Industry, assisted by the Association of Payment Clearing Services (APACS) have agreed a joint venture to tackle the growing problem of commercial websites that sell abusive images of children. Information provided by the public to the IWF about the availability of potentially illegal material being offered for payment on websites will be passed to the card schemes. The card schemes will then promptly advise the merchant's acquiring bank who will look to terminate its agreement with the merchant as well as reporting the merchant directly to the police.
This initiative commenced on 1st July following a launch hosted by Debra Shipley MP. Ms Shipley said, “This is an excellent example of how organisations working together can significantly impact on the commercial trading of abusive images of children around the world”
The National High Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) has a close working relationship with the IWF and Banking Industry and supports this initiative.
Further information can be obtained from Peter Robbins, CEO IWF by chief@iwf.org.uk
Created: Mon, July 7th, 2003 | Last Modified: Sat, October 9th, 2004
