Laws relating to the work of IWF
The Internet Watch Foundation’s remit covers three types of internet content:
- Child sexual abuse content* hosted anywhere in the world
- Criminally obscene images hosted in the UK
- Incitement to racial hatred content hosted in the UK
Legislation relating to child sexual abuse content
- Protection of Children Act 1978 (England and Wales)
- Civic Government Act, 1982 (Scotland)
- Sexual Offences Act 2003: Key Changes (England and Wales)
- Memorandum of Understanding: Section 46 Sexual Offences Act 2003
Legislation relating to criminally obscene content
Legislation relating to incitement to racial hatred content
Incitement to Racial Hatred was adopted into the Public Order Act in 1986.
Directive applicable to the liability of Internet Service Providers
Legislation relating to the forfeiture of indecent images of children
*The IWF uses the term child sexual abuse content to accurately reflect the gravity of the images we deal with. Please note that "child pornography", "child porn" and "kiddie porn" are not acceptable terms. The use of such language acts to legitimise images which are not pornography, rather, they are permanent records of children being sexually exploited and as such should be referred to as child sexual abuse images. If you see such content online please report them to the IWF.
Page Created: Fri, September 3rd, 2004
Page Modified: Thu, June 18th, 2009
