May 2005
Refresh research on:
UK IT Professionals Research Awareness and Understanding of the Sexual Offences Act (SOA) 2003 research
Following the September 2004 IT Professional research and prior to our 'Wipe it out' campaign that was launched in May 2005, we did a refresh study on UK IT Professionals Awareness and Understanding of the Sexual Offences Act (SOA) 2003.
We commissioned Blue Donkey to conduct our research. We asked 200 Senior IT Managers if they were aware of the recent amendments to the Sexual Offences Act and how this legislation relates to them and their organisation in terms of potentially illegal images of children online? We also asked the what action they would take if they found potentially illegal images of children on their company network.
Here are the results:
Are you aware of the recent amendments to the Sexual Offence Act and how this legislation relates to you and your organisation in terms of potentially illegal images of children online?
Yes: 79%
No: 21%
What action would be taken if you found potentially illegal images of children on your company network via a PC or a mobile?
Discipline or Dismiss the employee: 34%
Copy/store the images as evidence: 1%
Report it to the Police: 9.5%
Other: 31%
Discipline or Dismiss the Employee/ Copy or store images as evidence/ Report to the police: 2%
Discipline or Dismiss the Employee/ Report it to the police: 15%
Don't know: 6.5%
Discipline or Dismiss the Employee/ Copy or store the images as evidence: 1%
Conclusion:
- There is still extremely poor awareness of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
- Most people would not report to the police if they found potentially illegal images of children on their company network.
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