Statements

IWF welcomes Government bid to increase protection for children online

IWF welcomes Government bid to increase protection for children online

“Anything that helps make the internet a safer place for children and helps in the fight against online child sexual abuse material is a good thing".

12 February 2020 Statement
Pope says ‘urgent need to heal wounds’ of child sexual abuse as IWF calls for Church to take ‘moral lead’

Pope says ‘urgent need to heal wounds’ of child sexual abuse as IWF calls for Church to take ‘moral lead’

Pope Francis tells multi-faith conference “tragic experience” has taught the Catholic Church about the effects of child abuse

15 November 2019 Statement
IWF response to the announcements made by the UK’s Home Office on data sharing and encryption

IWF response to the announcements made by the UK’s Home Office on data sharing and encryption

Here’s IWF response to the announcements made by the UK’s Home Office, which can be found here:

4 October 2019 Statement
Fault with Virgin Media filtering system wrongly points to IWF

Fault with Virgin Media filtering system wrongly points to IWF

A fault with Virgin Media’s filtering system was incorrectly signposting Virgin’s customers to the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).

15 July 2019 Statement
IWF responds to Online Harms White Paper: Let’s do the right thing online for victims of child sexual abuse

IWF responds to Online Harms White Paper: Let’s do the right thing online for victims of child sexual abuse

The IWF, as part of the UK Safer Internet Centre, believes that this is an opportunity to demonstrate and to build on Britain’s already world-leading approach in tackling the spread of child sexual abuse images and videos online.

8 April 2019 Statement
Statement: On the ‘Regulating in a digital world’ report by the Select Committee on Communications of the House of Lords

Statement: On the ‘Regulating in a digital world’ report by the Select Committee on Communications of the House of Lords

he Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) welcomes today’s report from the House of Lords’ Communications Committee and the 10 principles it recommends to help shape the digital world of the future.

11 March 2019 Statement
Statement: On the ‘Impact of Social Media and Screen-Use on Young People’s Health’ report by the Science and Technology Committee of the House of Commons

Statement: On the ‘Impact of Social Media and Screen-Use on Young People’s Health’ report by the Science and Technology Committee of the House of Commons

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) welcomes today’s report from the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee and the attention it draws to the impact of online harms on children and young people.

31 January 2019 Statement
Statement: In response to the Home Office announcement on IWF online child sexual abuse imagery data collection

Statement: In response to the Home Office announcement on IWF online child sexual abuse imagery data collection

Susie Hargreaves OBE, CEO of the IWF, says: “We are delighted that the Home Office has asked us to provide data to explore how legitimate advertisers are being exploited by offenders, intent on sharing horrific imagery of child sexual abuse online.

5 November 2018 Statement
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Statement

Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) Preliminary Hearing into the Internet Investigation

1 November 2018 Statement
IWF Statement on UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Day of General Discussion

IWF Statement on UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Day of General Discussion

Child protection must stay top of world agenda, says UK charity

28 September 2018 Statement
Statement: IWF comments on the Home Secretary Sajid Javid’s speech

Statement: IWF comments on the Home Secretary Sajid Javid’s speech

The Internet Watch Foundation fully supports Home Secretary Sajid Javid in his warning about the dangers of online child predators and shares his concern about the growing sophistication of these criminals.

3 September 2018 Statement
UK Government ratifies Lanzarote Convention to tackle child sexual exploitation

UK Government ratifies Lanzarote Convention to tackle child sexual exploitation

Victoria Atkins will reaffirm the UK Government’s determination to end the sexual exploitation of children around the world by ratifying the Lanzarote Convention

20 June 2018 Statement